Usage: remove_submodule submodule_path Where submodule_path is the relative path to your submodule from the current directory. Must be run from the root of a git working copy

gistfile1.sh

# Sweep a git submodule out of the working copy
remove_submodule() {
  SMD_PATH=$1
  if [ ! -d $SMD_PATH ]; then
    echo "$SMD_PATH does not exist"
    return 1
  fi
 
  git config -f .git/config --remove-section submodule.$SMD_PATH
  git config -f .gitmodules --remove-section submodule.$SMD_PATH
  git rm --cached $SMD_PATH
  rm -rf $SMD_PATH
  rm -rf .git/modules/$SMD_PATH
}
 
alias gsubrm='remove_submodule'