# submodules inside submodules?

3 messages from 2009-03-17 to 2009-03-18. Participants: Matthias Nothhaft, Johannes Schindelin.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/18353

## Matthias Nothhaft, 2009-03-17 16:07

Subject: submodules inside submodules?
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Hi,

can I put submodules into submodules? or is nesting submodules not possible?

regards,
Matthias

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## Johannes Schindelin, 2009-03-17 16:34

Subject: Re: submodules inside submodules?
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Hi.

On Tue, 17 Mar 2009, Matthias Nothhaft wrote:

> can I put submodules into submodules?

Yes.

Ciao,
Dscho

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## Matthias Nothhaft, 2009-03-18 10:28

Subject: Re: submodules inside submodules?
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2009/3/18 Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>:
> On Tuesday 17 March 2009, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
>> On Tue, 17 Mar 2009, Matthias Nothhaft wrote:
>> > can I put submodules into submodules?
>>
>> Yes.
>
> However, initializing them is a bit clunky, as Git will only init/update one
> "level" of submodules at a time. In other words, a single "git submodule
> update --init" will only intialize the first level of submodules. You will
> have to redo that command within submodules that have their own (i.e.
> nested) submodules.

Oh, thanks for that hint.

regards,
Matthias

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