diff --git a/third_party/cgit/.gitmodules b/third_party/cgit/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "git"]
-	url = https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git
-	path = git
diff --git a/third_party/cgit/git b/third_party/cgit/git
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--- a/third_party/cgit/git
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-Subproject commit 5fa0f5238b0cd46cfe7f6fa76c3f526ea98148d9