Submodules

Large projects can be split into smaller parts using submodules. A submodule contains the name, url and revision of another repository. To create a submodule in an existing git repository you need to add a link to another repository containing the files of the submodule.

The structure of the submodules can be seen in the submodule toolbar and the Left panel.

Manage submodules

The current state of the submodules can be viewed with the Manage submodules function. All submodules are shown in the list on the left.

Add submodule	Add a new submodule to the repository
Synchronize	Synchronizes the remote URL configuration setting to the value specified in .gitmodules for the selected submodule.
Initialize	Initialize the selected submodules, i.e. register each submodule name and url found in .gitmodules into .git/config. The submodule will also be updated.
Update	Update the registered submodules, i.e. clone missing submodules and checkout the commit specified in the index of the containing repository.
Remove	Remove the submodule from the repository

To change a submodule path, delete the existing submodule, move the filesystem directory and add it again in the new location.

Add submodule

To add a new submodule choose Add submodule in the Manage submodules dialog.

Path to submodule	Path to the remote repository to use as submodule.
Local path	Local path to this submodule, relative to the root of the current repository.
Branch	Branch to track.