create a sub-repository and insert it in the main project

Question

I'm very new to git, I use it through gitHub, and I wanted to know if there's a way to create a sub-repository that is then included in the main one. For example, if I have a library with modules, I'd like some of them to be in a repository on their own, with issues and all the features offered by git, but at the same time I want them to be included in the library repo. How can I do this?

Answer 1

I think you are looking for git submodules .

Basically, each of the libraries you mention will be added as a submmodule. Each such submodule will have a repository of its own, and the master repository will reference this via the entry in the .gitmodules file.

As @Chris mentions in comments below, you may want to explore git subtrees as well.