Anastasya Lundquist
Anastasya Lundquist

Reputation: 600

How to check git submodule status from the root repo?

I have a repo, let's call it test. Inside that repo, I want to create a submodule that points to another existing repo called tools. I want to be able to modify files in both repos, then open a git bash from test, do a git status, and see that I have modified or untracked files in both repos. I am expecting to modify and push to both repos in the course of this project, and I want to avoid having to do a git status in two different places. How can I do that?

I have tried git status --ignore-submodules=none and that did not show submodule information even when I had modified files in the submodule.

If using submodules for this is not the best way to do this, I'm open to other suggestions.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 273

Answers (1)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1324218

git status --ignore-submodules=none and that did not show submodule information even when I had modified files in the submodule

It should have: check the status of the submodule themselves with git submodule status and see if they are actually well initialized.

Upvotes: 1

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