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How effectively delete a git submodule.

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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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elvuel commented Jul 31, 2018

https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/how-to-remove-a-submodule-in-git/13228

Remove Submodule
Delete the section referring to the submodule from the .gitmodules file
Stage the changes via git add .gitmodules
Delete the relevant section of the submodule from .git/config.
Run git rm --cached path_to_submodule (no trailing slash)
Run rm -rf .git/modules/path_to_submodule
Commit the changes with ```git commit -m "Removed submodule "
Delete the now untracked submodule files rm -rf path_to_submodule