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Installing Git subtrees

Installing Git subtrees

From the course: Git Dependency Management with Submodules and Subtrees

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Installing Git subtrees

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- [Instructor] It's time to get your hands dirty. In order to use Git Subtrees, you have to install it. I know exactly what you're thinking. Isn't Git Subtree already available with the default Git package? Yes, it is. When you first type Git Subtree in the terminal, you will find that Git Subtree already installed. But this version that's available with the default Git package may not contain Git Subtrees with the .gittrees config file which is necessary for a code sharing development workflow. Without the config file, it's difficult to detect Subtrees because they just look like sub folders. For installing Git Subtrees, please refer to this link. This link is a bit old, so there are some changes. Before I get started, I just want to let you know about my development environment. I'm using MacOS Ventura 13.3.1. The instructions are mostly the same. I install Git Subtree from the installer, that is from the contrib folder…

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