Git: Support submodule management

[DavidASolis]

Feature Request

Add support for the git submodule commands from within VS Code.

Currently submodules are supported, but only if the submodules are created via git cli.

Examples: git submodule init git submodule update git submodule summary

etc...

I think the most important ones would be add, init, and update

Currently running ver. 1.24.1

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(Experimental duplicate detection) Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

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• Can't detect git repository by opening a symlink to a file within it (#45919)
• Git Submodules not updating (#43517)
• [FIXED] Cannot Open changes or Open File (HEAD) in the source control panel #4328 (#48795)

[Ayplow]

I mean, sure that functionality would be great to have, but surely adding things like remote configuration are far more needed at the moment? What makes these commands useful to have in the GUI?

[mchugh19]

It's not the end of the world either way, but right now you can perform a git clone from the command bar, but you are not able to run a git submodule add. I would expect full git support to also include similar functionality.