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[Git submodules](http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Submodules) are
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supported by git-annex since version 5.20150303.
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Git normally makes a `.git` **file** in a
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submodule, that points to the real git repository under `.git/modules/`.
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This presents problems for git-annex. So, when used in a submodule,
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git-annex will automatically replace the `.git` file with a symlink
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pointing at the git repository.
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With that taken care of, git-annex should work ok in submodules. Although
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this is a new and somewhat experimental feature.
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The conversion of .git file to .git symlink mostly won't bother git.
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Known problems:
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* If you want to delete a whole submodule, `git rm submodule`
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will refuse to delete it, complaining that the
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submodule "uses a .git directory". Workaround: Use `rm -rf`
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to delete the tree, and then `git commit`.
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* This won't work on filesystems not supporting symlinks.
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