GOAL: include EWF into your own git repository For instance, let's put it under lib/EWF git remote add -f _ewf https://github.com/EiffelWebFramework/EWF.git git merge --squash -s ours --no-commit _ewf/master git read-tree --prefix=lib/EWF/ -u _ewf/master git commit -m "Imported EWF into subtree lib/EWF/" Then to update lib/EWF git pull -X subtree=lib/EWF _ewf master From another git clone, reconnect this "import" git remote add -f _ewf https://github.com/EiffelWebFramework/EWF.git git merge -s ours --no-commit --squash _ewf/master and then update lib/EWF as described before