Removing a Git Submodule

rm-git-submodule.md

Removing a Git Submodule

Removing a submodule is useful when no longer required, follow the steps below:

• 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

• Run:

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

• Commit the changes:

git commit -m "Removed Submodule"

• Delete the now untracked dangling submodule files

rm -rf path/to/submodule