git clone with modules code example

Example 1: git clone recursive

# When cloning repo ...
git clone --recurse-submodules -j8 https://git.example.com/repo.git

# ... or for existing already cloned repo
git submodule update --init --recursive

Example 2: Fetch submodules recursively

#! Fetch and update submodules into an existing project
git submodule update --init --recursive