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akshaysth / delete_git_submodule.md
Created May 19, 2018 09:05 — forked from myusuf3/delete_git_submodule.md
How effectively delete a git submodule.

To remove a submodule you need to:

  • Delete the relevant section from the .gitmodules file.
  • Stage the .gitmodules changes git add .gitmodules
  • Delete the relevant section from .git/config.
  • Run git rm --cached path_to_submodule (no trailing slash).
  • Run rm -rf .git/modules/path_to_submodule (no trailing slash).
  • Commit git commit -m "Removed submodule "
  • Delete the now untracked submodule files rm -rf path_to_submodule
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akshaysth / removing a git submodule
Created May 5, 2014 05:54
# Steps courtesy of David Walsh
# Link: http://davidwalsh.name/git-remove-submodule
Delete the relevant section from the .gitmodules file. The section would look similar to:
[submodule "vendor"]
path = vendor
url = git://github.com/some-user/some-repo.git
Stage the .gitmodules changes via command line using:git add .gitmodules