在另一个git repo中将一个文件夹的git repo分开

Question

This is my project folder structure. I am using GitLab as my repo site. I am using Git v2.17.1 .

I have multiple such projects which have the same structure. In all of them, the src folder should be the same. Is it possible to create a separate git repo for src and link it to this repo and the others? How?

Answer 1

You can use git submodules .

What are Submodules?

The concept of submodules is brilliant. It essentially allows you to attach an external repository inside another repository at a specific path

How to use it?

1. Create a separate repo for your src folder.
2. Add the src repo to your every repo that use it:

git submodule add git@mygithost:src localpath/when/submodule/will/be

3. load the content of the submodule repo:

git submodule update --init --recursive

4. If you want to clone the repo with the submodule repo ( src repo) use this command:

git clone --recursive [URL to Git repo]