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The best way to remove a Git Submodule
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Remove Git Submodules

Run in terminal

  • git rm <path-to-submodule>
  • rm -rf .git/modules/<path-to-submodule>
  • git config --remove-section submodule.<path-to-submodule>

Example:

  • Open terminal
  • cd /Users/You/Documents/Github/MySaucyProject
  • git rm ./lib/SubmoduleThatIDespise
  • rm -rf .git/modules/lib/SubmoduleThatIDespise
  • git config --remove-section submodule.lib/SubmoduleThatIDespise
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