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Expand Up @@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ git pull # normal pull of superproject
git submodule update --init --recursive
```

If you want to update submodules to latest remote (and record new commits):
To bring the superproject and all submodules up to date in a single step (Highly Recommended):

```bash
git pull --recurse-submodules
```

```bash
git submodule update --remote --merge # or --rebase
Expand All @@ -107,6 +111,7 @@ git commit -m "Update all submodules to latest"
| Clone repo + all submodules | `git clone --recursive <url>` |
| Init + fetch submodules after normal clone | `git submodule update --init --recursive` |
| Update to recorded commits | `git submodule update --recursive` |
| Pull superproject + update submodules | `git pull --recurse-submodules` |
| Update submodules to latest remote | `git submodule update --remote [--merge or --rebase]` |
| Run command in every submodule | `git submodule foreach 'git status'` |
| Remove a submodule (modern Git) | `git submodule deinit -f path/to/sub`<br>`rm -rf .git/modules/path/to/sub`<br>`git rm -f path/to/sub` |
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