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Remove a Git Submodule
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remove_git_submodule.md

How to completely remove a submodule:

  1. Run git rm -rf path/to/submodule (use --cached if it's already gone)
  2. Remove entry in .gitmodules
  3. Remove entry in .git/config
  4. Run rm -rf .git/modules/<submodule name>
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