How to remove a submodule from a Github project

Remove Submodule

To remove a submodule you need to:

Delete the relevant line from the .gitmodules file.
Delete the relevant section from .git/config.
Run git rm --cached path_to_submodule (no trailing slash).
Commit and delete the now untracked submodule files.

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I also found that I needed to delete the relevant file/folder under .git/modules/<mySubmodule>.

useful!

According to the git submodule deinit documents it should be a simple matter of:

git rm path/to/submodule

Seemed to work for me?

"If you really want to remove a submodule from the repository and commit that use git-rm[1] instead. See gitsubmodules[7] for removal options." - https://git-scm.com/docs/git-submodule#git-submodule-deinit-f--force--all--ltpathgt82308203

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git rm -- .gitmodules [ModulesName]

eg.
git rm -- .gitmodules QtSsh