#!/bin/sh set -e git config -f .gitmodules --get-regexp '^submodule\..*\.path$' | while read path_key local_path do url_key=$(echo $path_key | sed 's/\.path/.url/') url=$(git config -f .gitmodules --get "$url_key") git submodule add $url $local_path done # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11258737/restore-git-submodules-from-gitmodules