Update Git submodule to latest commit on origin

Question

I have a project with a Git submodule. It is from an ssh://... URL, and is on commit A. Commit B has been pushed to that URL, and I want the submodule to retrieve the commit

Answer 1

In your project parent directory, run:

git submodule update --init

Or if you have recursive submodules run:

git submodule update --init --recursive

Sometimes this still doesn't work, because somehow you have local changes in the local submodule directory while the submodule is being updated.

Most of the time the local change might not be the one you want to commit. It can happen due to a file deletion in your submodule, etc. If so, do a reset in your local submodule directory and in your project parent directory, run again:

git submodule update --init --recursive