https://blog.nousiainen.xyz/tags/version-control/ Recent content in Version Control on Panic! At The Terminal Hugo en-us Sat, 19 Jul 2025 21:38:50 +0300 https://blog.nousiainen.xyz/docs/git-submodule-tracking-issues/ Sat, 19 Jul 2025 21:30:00 +0300 https://blog.nousiainen.xyz/docs/git-submodule-tracking-issues/ <h1 id="resolving-git-submodule-tracking-issues"> Resolving Git Submodule Tracking Issues <a class="anchor" href="#resolving-git-submodule-tracking-issues">#</a> </h1> <h2 id="the-problem"> The Problem <a class="anchor" href="#the-problem">#</a> </h2> <p>I recently encountered a frustrating Git issue with my Hugo blog setup. I had installed the <a href="https://github.com/alex-shpak/hugo-book">Hugo Book theme</a> as a Git submodule for my static site, but for some reason there were a bunch of changed files showing up in the theme&rsquo;s directory even though I had never run <code>git submodule update</code> or made any intentional changes to it. At the time, I didn&rsquo;t really understand how submodules work, so I tried adding it to <code>.gitignore</code> thinking that would solve the problem.</p>