How to “git clone” including submodules?

Question

I\'m trying to put a submodule into a repo. The problem is that when I clone the parent repo, the submodule folder is entirely empty.

Is there any way to make it so

Answer 1

You can use the --recursive flag when cloning a repository. This parameter forces git to clone all defined submodules in the repository.

git clone --recursive git@repo.org:your_repo.git

After cloning, sometimes submodules branches may be changed, so run this command after it:

git submodule foreach "git checkout master"