DaWe35/Git submodule commands.md

Last active October 22, 2019 15:18

Star (0) You must be signed in to star a gist
Fork (0) You must be signed in to fork a gist

Select an option

Learn more about clone URLs
Clone this repository at <script src="https://gist.github.com/DaWe35/1990e07762b4c31de15c019187b09287.js"></script>
Save DaWe35/1990e07762b4c31de15c019187b09287 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.

Download ZIP

Raw

Git submodule commands.md

Commands for managing Git Submodules

Init update:

git submodule update --init --recursive

Update:

git submodule update --recursive --remote

Remove:

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 <name>"
Delete the now untracked submodule files rm -rf path_to_submodule

or

git submodule deinit <path_to_submodule>
git rm <path_to_submodule>
git commit-m "Removed submodule "
rm -rf .git/modules/<path_to_submodule>

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment