# Adding \[sources\] information for a dependency which is in a subdirectory
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-sources-information-for-a-dependency-which-is-in-a-subdirectory/121104
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [October 9, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-sources-information-for-a-dependency-which-is-in-a-subdirectory/121104 "2024-10-09T11:28:22Z")
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### Author:  [@SamBrand](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/SamBrand)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-sources-information-for-a-dependency-which-is-in-a-subdirectory/121104/1 "2024-10-09T11:28:22Z")
Hi everyone,
In a current project I’m using `Pkg.add(url="url/to/pkg", subdir = "in/this/subdir")` . Now with 1.11 there is a `[sources]` section of the `Project.toml` file that makes this approach just a little bit nicer (e.g. I can delete the `Manifest.toml` without having to using `Pkg.add` again).
However, it appears that the `subdir` kwarg is not replicated in the source specification.
e.g.
```julia
[sources]
UnregPkg = {url="url/to/pkg", subdir = "in/this/subdir"}
```
doesn’t work and fails with
> ERROR: Invalid key `subdir` in `source` section
Is there a work around? Am I missing something? Or should I add an issue to `Pkg.jl`?
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### Author:  [@jling](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jling)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-sources-information-for-a-dependency-which-is-in-a-subdirectory/121104/2 "2024-10-09T11:33:50Z")
> **[10. Project.toml and Manifest.toml · Pkg.jl](https://pkgdocs.julialang.org/dev/toml-files/#The-%5Bsources%5D-section)**
>
> Documentation for Pkg.jl.
you want something like:
```julia
[sources]
Example = {url = "https://github.com/JuliaLang/Example.jl", rev = "custom_branch"}
SomeDependency = {path = "deps/SomeDependency.jl"}
```
* * *
as a side note, I continue to want managing Project.toml to be easier from REPL
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### Author:  [@SamBrand](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/SamBrand)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-sources-information-for-a-dependency-which-is-in-a-subdirectory/121104/3 "2024-10-09T11:35:17Z")
Kind of but neither of those hit my usecase precisely. If they did, then the `subdir` kwarg to `Pkg.add` wouldn’t be needed.
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### Author:  [@GunnarFarneback](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GunnarFarneback)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-sources-information-for-a-dependency-which-is-in-a-subdirectory/121104/4 "2024-10-09T11:36:22Z")
The subdir case was forgotten when `[sources]` was implemented. See [sources section of Project.toml does not support subdir · Issue #4026 · JuliaLang/Pkg.jl · GitHub](https://github.com/JuliaLang/Pkg.jl/issues/4026).
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### Author:  [@jling](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jling)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-sources-information-for-a-dependency-which-is-in-a-subdirectory/121104/5 "2024-10-09T11:36:30Z")
oh I see what you’re saying, you want a `url` but with `subdir`, not a relative path, sorry my bad.
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### Author:  [@SamBrand](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/SamBrand)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-sources-information-for-a-dependency-which-is-in-a-subdirectory/121104/6 "2024-12-04T11:39:32Z")
It looks like having `subdir` (like already exists for `Pkg.add`) for `[sources]` is coming soon!
>
>
> Monorepos exist, so we shouldn't complain when somebody tries to combine
> the url… and subdir parameters.
I think its missed the cut for julia v1.11.2 but I assume will be in v1.11.3