Git Submodule to a subfolder

Question

In svn you can link a repository to any folder in another svn repository. I\'m wondering if there is a similar feature for git? Basically I want a git submodule inside my

Answer 1

I'm running into the same issue. It doesn't look solvable from a git level, at least not in a way that lets you easily pull or push to the parent repo.

However, you can work around this limitation by using a simple symlink:

1. Set up your submodule in a separate directory.
   • git submodule add http://example.com/repo.git ./submodules/repo
2. Create a symlink to the subfolder in the place you want:
   • ln -s ./submodules/repo/subdirectory ./wherever/symlinked_directory

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References:

• http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Tools-Submodules
• http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-creating-symbolic-link-ln-command/