On: Demystifying Git Submodules

[eru]

Most of the time, you only need a handful of commands, but there's a long tail of niche situations, especially if you are using git for maintaining a large project like the Linux kernel.

Remember, git was designed and written for the kernel first and foremost.

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But it's used widely in projects that are not the Linux kernel. So what should they do, fork Git and create a LITE version? :)

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Also, do you have examples of niche situations?