Script file to extract all git submodule and create text file that contains git command to initialize them

generateSubmodules.sh

#!/bin/sh

set -e

output_file="submodule_add_commands.sh"

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")
        command="git submodule add $url $local_path"
        echo "$command"
        echo "$command" >> "$output_file"
    done