Demystifying Git Submodules: A Comprehensive Guide#

Git submodules allow you to keep one Git repository as a subdirectory of another. This is a powerful feature for managing dependencies while keeping their histories separate.

In this guide, we’ll use the terms Main Project (Parent) and Submodule (Child) to explain the logic.

1. What is a Git Submodule?#

A submodule is not just a copy of a folder. It is a pointer to a specific commit in another repository.