git submodule

Manage nested repositories

medium risk

interactive breakdown — edit the command and press Explain
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⚠ Risks & cautions
What it does

Initialises and updates submodules. See the flags and examples below, and run `man git` for the full reference.

Examples
git submodule update --init --recursiveFetch submodules · explain & risk-check →
Related
git clone
Open the full explainer →More in Git

Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man git for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.