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

Answer 2

You can't clone a repository specifying only a version number. You also can't clone a repository by specifying only a commit hash. (which is pretty much the same thing from Git's point of view)

Actually the only thing you can do is a shallow clone by specifying the depth (the number of commits you will pull): http://linux.die.net/man/1/git-clone

git clone --depth 1 would pull only the last commit.

Back to your question, if you fear that github is unreachable, you should host these projects on one of your server.

Answer 3

The following might get you there:

git clone --branch <branch> <repo>

If you are looking for a specific version, then first create a branch off that version from your working repository. Like such:

# In a local, working repository
git checkout -b v2.0.9-br v2.0.9
git push origin

# Now create your clone from v2.0.9-br

Note, I've assumed v2.0.9 is a version (tag), not a branch. If it is a branch, then just clone with the '--branch' option.