如何强制git子模块出现在主存储库中并提交？

Question

Is it possible to add Git submodules files and to commit them to my root git module?

I deeply searched and never found the answer.

Answer 1

如果您确实想做这样的事情，最好使用git子树而不是git子模块，这样外部代码便成为您主存储库的一部分。

Answer 2

No, this is not possible using submodules.

But a repository can be cloned with its submodules using the --recursive flag to git clone :

--recursive
--recurse-submodules

After the clone is created, initialize all submodules within, using their default settings. This is equivalent to running git submodule update --init --recursive immediately after the clone is finished. This option is ignored if the cloned repository does not have a worktree/checkout (ie if any of --no-checkout / -n , --bare , or --mirror is given)

Many projects instruct users to clone using this flag in their README, getting started guide, or elsewhere.