You need to run this command from the toplevel of the working tree

Question

I'm trying to install utilsnips.

When I type:

cd ~/.vim/ 
git submodule add https://github.com/SirVer/ultisnips bundle/ultisnips 

I get this message:

You need to run this command from the toplevel of the working tree.

Why? How can I avoid it?

Answer 1

Your .vim directory might not be a git directory. To make it a git directory simply:

git init

Then you can run:

git submodule add https://github.com/SirVer/ultisnips bundle/ultisnips