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Fixed submodules exercise to work with newer git versions #389

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Fixed submodules exercise to work with newer git versions
Jun 14, 2026
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fix typo
Jun 14, 2026
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Expand Up @@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ After running the setup script, you'll be left with three repositories inside th

Go to the `product` repository.

1. Add component as a submodule of product by running `git submodule add ../remote include`.
1. Add component as a submodule of product by running `git -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule add ../remote include`.
> NOTE: Newer git versions block file protocol by default. 'git -c protocol.file.allow=always' is a temporary one-time override for just this command.
2. What does your working directory look like?
3. Does `git status` look like you expect?
4. What if you cd to `include`?
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