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Sultan Shakir
Sultan Shakir

Reputation: 764

How do I add libraries to my git repository but not track them?

I am using the DataTables jquery plugin in a project. I cloned the project into my libs/ folder and added it to my .gitignore file like this:

jslibs/DataTables/

When I cloned my own repo on another computer I didn't get the DataTables files. I guess this is because I was ignoring the directory. I need the files in DataTables for my project but did not want to track them since I had no need to modify them and they are part of their own repoo.

How can I make sure that when I clone my repo I get the DataTables files but still don't track them?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1352

Answers (1)

cjc343
cjc343

Reputation: 3765

It sounds like you want to use submodules.

In short: git submodule add https://github.com/DataTables/DataTables.git

Upvotes: 1

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