How to clone a specific version of a git repository?

Question

I\'m working with symfony2 and I want to backup my vendors in case github is not reachable.

How do I clone a specific Version of a repository?

I want to back

Answer 1

What I would do to tell git to use this exact version is:

git clone http://github.com/symfony/symfony.git
cd symfony

git checkout v2.0.9

One liner:

git clone http://github.com/symfony/symfony.git -b v2.0.9