List-Submodules
Lists the submodules in a Git repository
param([string]$RepoDir = "$PWD")
try {
Write-Host "? (1/4) Searching for Git executable... " -noNewline
& git --version
if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
$RepoDirName = (Get-Item "$RepoDir").Name
Write-Host "? (2/4) Checking Git repository... ??$RepoDirName"
if (-not(Test-Path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access folder: $RepoDir" }
Write-Host "? (3/4) Fetching latest updates... "
& git -C "$RepoDir" fetch
if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "'git fetch' failed" }
Write-Host "? (4/4) Listing submodules... "
& git -C "$RepoDir" submodule
if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "'git submodule' failed" }
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"?? ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
}Specifies the path to the repository (current working directory by default)