Ethereum Cloning cpp-ethereum from git

Question

I am trying to cone the cpp-ethereum from git using this command:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/ethereum/cpp-ethereum.git

But in this command I missed to use --recursive. After running this, I read that it is important to include --recursive to clone additional sub-modules. I know I can just delete the folder and clone the whole thing again. But is there any way to clone only the additional sub-modules without deleting the already cloned data?

Answer 1

Yes, you can only clone the additional sub-modules. As mentioned in the documentation, if you miss including the --recursive option, then to install the additional sub-modules, you can run the following command:

git submodule update –init