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Git: converts a submodule to a subtree
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submodule2subtree
#!/bin/bash
# Converts a submodule to a subtree
PREFIX=$1
set -euv
mkdir -p "/tmp/$PREFIX"
cp -R "$PREFIX" "/tmp/$PREFIX"
git rm $PREFIX
git commit -m "Remove submodule $PREFIX"
mv "/tmp/$PREFIX" "$PREFIX"
rm "$PREFIX/.git"
git add "$PREFIX"
git commit -m "Restore subtree $PREFIX"
git log -n 2
git status
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