git checkout -b "replace_sub1_with_directory" "add_sub1" &&
                git submodule update &&
-               (
-                       cd sub1 &&
-                       git checkout modifications
-               ) &&
+               git -C sub1 checkout modifications &&
                git rm --cached sub1 &&
                rm sub1/.git* &&
                git config -f .gitmodules --remove-section "submodule.sub1" &&