How do I check out a specific version of a submodule using git submodule

Question

How would I go about adding a Git submodule for a specific tag or commit

User · Accepted Answer

Submodule repositories stay in a detached HEAD state pointing to a specific commit. Changing that commit simply involves checking out a different tag or commit then adding the change to the parent repository.

$ cd submodule
$ git checkout v2.0
Previous HEAD position was 5c1277e... bumped version to 2.0.5
HEAD is now at f0a0036... version 2.0

git-status on the parent repository will now report a dirty tree:

# On branch dev [...]
#
#   modified:   submodule (new commits)

Add the submodule directory and commit to store the new pointer.

User · Answer

Step 1  Add the submodule     git submodule add git   some repository git some repository       Step 2  Fix the submodule to a particular commit      By default the new submodule will be tracking HEAD of the master branch  but it will NOT be updated as you update your primary repository  In order to change the submodule to track a particular commit or different branch  change directory to the submodule folder and switch branches just like you would in a normal repository      git checkout -b some branch origin some branch       Now the submodule is fixed on the development branch instead of HEAD of master    From Two Guys Arguing     Tie Git Submodules to a Particular Commit or Branch

[git] How do I check out a specific version of a submodule using 'git submodule'?

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