Git will not init/sync/update new submodules

Question

Here\'s part of the contents of my .gitmodules file:

[submodule \"src/static_management\"]
        path = src/static_management
        url = gi         


        

Answer 1

Sort of magically, but today I ran git submodule init followed by git submodule sync followed by git submodule update and it started pulling my submodules... Magic? Perhaps! This is truly one of the most annoying experiences with Git…

Scratch that. I actually got it working by doing git submodule update --init --recursive. Hope this helps.

PS: Make sure you are in the root git directory, not the submodule's.