Add folder into existed git folder and make it become submodule

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First, my question is different from Create a submodule repository from a folder and keep its git commit history .

Suppose I have git folder, let's say ~/GITA.
I want to move a folder ~/Folder1 into it. (~/GITA/Folder1).
Then in the folder (~/GITA/Folder1), change it into submodule.
And then push it (submodule ~/GITA/Folder1) to the new created server repository.

CodeWizard · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-25 21:57:55Z

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You have to do it in a different way:

Create a new repository and add the code from Folder1 to it.
Now add this repository as submodule under the GITA project.

Now you should have 2 project in which the Folder1 is a submodule of the the GITAproject.

answered Apr 25, 2016 at 21:57

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4 Comments

yuxuan Over a year ago

That's a good thought, localA->remote->localB. So there are no direct way, such as git submodule init;git submodule remote add?

CodeWizard Over a year ago

upi have to add init & update the submodule. 3 commands and that's it.

yuxuan Over a year ago

Excuse me, what's the meaning of "upi"? And you say 3 commands is about the former way (localA->remote->localB) or about the latter possible way (git submodule init;git submodule remote add). Thank you very much

CodeWizard Over a year ago

Typo - should be you. sorry

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