How do I create submodules?

[seanpm2001]

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How do I create submodules?

I have been trying to create a submodule for several months, and I have gotten close but didn't succeed.

Here is a sample:

[submodule "Torvalds/Linux"]
	path = WacOS/Kernel/Linux5.7
	url = https://github.com/torvalds/linux

File name: .gitmodules

The goal is to create a folder/module that when clicked will take you to https://github.com/torvalds/linux

I have tried many methods, and I just can't create one. The closest I have gotten was this, and I received an error (file could not be created)

I am using GitHub through the Firefox web browser on Linux, and I do not have Git installed. I can't install Git at the moment, as I already messed up my last laptop when installing SAMBA, and I don't want to mess this one up as well. Is there any way to make a submodule with the browser? If not, what is a good resource for creating one? I have tried the guide on https://git-scm.com/ but it didn't help much.

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[demostanis]

I have been able to reproduce your issue. You typed url: instead of url = . GitHub checks if the file is valid before making the commit for you. As it's not, it will error out. The error message should probably be improved to help the committer solve the issue, but only Microsoft has power on this.
Note also that, according to gitmodules(5) (which I recommend you to read):

The path name must not end with a /