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Clone repository with submodule

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git clone --recursive <repo_url>

Clone submodules after repository cloned

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git submodule init
git submodule update --recursive

Add submodule

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git submodule add <submodule_clone_url> <submodule_folder>

Remove submodule

Step1 - Remove submodule folder

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git rm --cached /path/to/submodule
rm -rf /path/to/submodule

Step2 - Remove submodule config in .gitmodules

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-[submodule "themes/next"]
- path = themes/next
- url = https://github.com/Asing1001/hexo-theme-next.git
[submodule "themes/next-reloaded"]
path = themes/next-reloaded
url = https://github.com/Asing1001/hexo-next.git

Update submodule to latest commit

Step1 - Checkout the target version of the submodule

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# Go to the submodule folder
cd projB/projA
# Checkout the target commit
git pull origin master

Step2 - Commit the update

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# Back to the parent folder
cd ..
git add projB/projA
git commit -m "submodule projA updated"

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