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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Because Git submodule commands cannot operate without a work tree, they must
+# be run from within $HOME (assuming this is the root of your dotfiles)
+cd "$HOME"
+
+echo "Init submodules"
+yadm submodule update --recursive --init
+