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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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ggthedev commented Sep 30, 2018 •

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modern version (from stackOverflow)

Remove the submodule entry from .git/config

git submodule deinit -f path/to/submodule

Remove the submodule directory from the superproject's .git/modules directory

rm -rf .git/modules/path/to/submodule

Remove the entry in .gitmodules and remove the submodule directory located at path/to/submodule

git rm -f path/to/submodule

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