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# How to add submodules to a gitrepo
If you want to use another git repo within your repo but still get updates from
or contribute to the upstream repo without breaking things, then you need to add
the repo as a submodule. this tells git that this folder is another repo and it
will add a link to it and not cause problems.
Step1:
go to your repo. Use the following command instead of pull:
`
git submodule add <link to repo> <path (if no path is provided the current folder is used.)>
`
# How to add submodules to a gitrepo
If you want to use another git repo within your repo but still get updates from
or contribute to the upstream repo without breaking things, then you need to add
the repo as a submodule. this tells git that this folder is another repo and it
will add a link to it and not cause problems.
Step1:
go to your repo. Use the following command instead of pull:
```
git submodule add <link to repo> <path (if no path is provided the current folder is used.)>
```