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Souldiv / delete_git_submodule.md
Created October 13, 2023 04:45 — forked from myusuf3/delete_git_submodule.md
How effectively delete a git submodule.

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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Souldiv / tornado_cookie_secret_generator.py
Created October 11, 2017 14:11 — forked from didip/tornado_cookie_secret_generator.py
Generates secure cookie secret for Tornado Web Framework