subtree

Pull the repo of subtree-d repos

git clone [email protected]:mjkresslein/subtree.git

Update a specific remote of one of the subtrees

git pull  -s subtree --no-commit <remotename> <branch>

example:

git pull -s subtree --no-commit screen master

Use other git commands normally for updating the remote branch of the main repo

git commit -m <message>

git push origin

Other Useful commands

listing remotes

git remote -v

Adding a new repo as a subtree

git remote add -f <remotename> <repo url/ssh>

git merge -s ours --no-commit --allow-unrelated-histories <remotename>/<branch>

git read-tree --prefix=<foldername>/ -u <remotename>/<branch>

git commit -m "subtree merged in <remotename>"

In the above refers to a name you give the remote repository you're adding as a subtree to this one. Specify which of the remote repository to sync in this repository. Also name the folder using specify where in the folder structure you want the remote repository to sync to.

example:

git remote add -f mydocker [email protected]:mjkresslein/MyBaseDocker.git

    Updating mydocker
     Enter passphrase for key '/Users/mkresslein/.ssh/id_rsa':
     warning: no common commits
     remote: Enumerating objects: 3, done.
     remote: Counting objects: 100% (3/3), done.
     remote: Total 3 (delta 0), reused 3 (delta 0), pack-reused 0
     Unpacking objects: 100% (3/3), done.
     From github.com:mjkresslein/MyBaseDocker
      * [new branch]      master     -> mydocker/master`

git merge -s ours --no-commit --allow-unrelated-histories mydocker/master

    Automatic merge went well; stopped before committing as requested

git read-tree --prefix=mydocker/ -u mydocker/master
git commit -m "subtree merged in mydocker"

    [master 1ad2474] subtree merged in mydocker