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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -x
+set -e
+set -u
+
+# get current stuff
+git clone git@github.com:ansible/ansible.git ansible_unified
+cd ansible_unified/
+git submodule init
+git submodule update
+
+# add submodules as remotes
+git remote add core_modules git@github.com:ansible/ansible-modules-core.git
+git remote add extras_modules git@github.com:ansible/ansible-modules-extras.git
+git fetch --all
+
+# remove submodules
+echo "" > .gitmodules
+git add .gitmodules
+git rm --cached lib/ansible/modules/core/
+git rm --cached lib/ansible/modules/extras/
+git commit -am "removed core and extras submodules"
+rm -rf lib/ansible/modules/core
+rm -rf lib/ansible/modules/extras
+
+# merge remotes into old submodule dirs
+## core
+git merge -s ours --allow-unrelated-histories --no-commit core_modules/devel
+git read-tree --prefix=lib/ansible/modules/core -u core_modules/devel
+git commit -am 'core modules back to main repo'
+## extras
+git merge -s ours --allow-unrelated-histories --no-commit extras_modules/devel
+git read-tree --prefix=lib/ansible/modules/extras -u extras_modules/devel
+git commit -am 'extras modules back to main repo'