git error when using git submodule update --init

Question

I'm getting an error when using the following command on zsh:

git submodule update --init

the error I'm getting is:

fatal: No url found for submodule path 'bundle/YCM' in .gitmodules

The problem is, when I go to my .gitmodules file I have the following lines defined:

[submodule "/home/username/.vim/bundle/YCM"]
    path = /home/username/.vim/bundle/YCM
    url = https://github.com/Valloric/YouCompleteMe

Where username is my actual user. I installed the YCM plugin via

git submodule add https://github.com/Valloric/YouCompleteMe ~/.vim/bundle/YCM

Dan Lowe · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-27 18:19:04Z

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The paths are supposed to be relative to the repository root, e.g.

[submodule "bundle/YCM"]
    path = bundle/YCM
    url = https://github.com/Valloric/YouCompleteMe

From gitmodules(5):

Defines the path, relative to the top-level directory of the Git working tree, where the submodule is expected to be checked out. The path name must not end with a /. All submodule paths must be unique within the .gitmodules file.

edited Jun 27, 2017 at 18:19

answered Jun 27, 2017 at 18:01

Dan Lowe

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