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Expand Up @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ that new packages' binaries get stomped on by old packages' binaries.

## Why is my submodule empty?

If a submodule (such as `src/Modules/Pester`) is empty, that means it is
If a submodule (such as `src/libpsl-native/test/googletest`) is empty, that means it is
uninitialized.
If you've already cloned, you can do this with:

Expand All @@ -122,14 +122,12 @@ git submodule status
If they're initialized, it will look like this:

```output
f23641488f8d7bf8630ca3496e61562aa3a64009 src/Modules/Pester (f23641488)
c99458533a9b4c743ed51537e25989ea55944908 src/libpsl-native/test/googletest (release-1.7.0)
```

If they're not, there will be minuses in front (and the folders will be empty):

```output
-f23641488f8d7bf8630ca3496e61562aa3a64009 src/Modules/Pester (f23641488)
-c99458533a9b4c743ed51537e25989ea55944908 src/libpsl-native/test/googletest (release-1.7.0)
```

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