diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule ".config/base16-shell"]
+	path = .config/base16-shell
+	url = git@github.com:chriskempson/base16-shell.git
+
+[submodule "tmux/plugins/tpm"]
+	path = tmux/plugins/tpm
+	url = git@github.com:tmux-plugins/tpm.git
+    ignore = dirty