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Remove Git Sub-Module

  1. Remove sub module section from the .gitmodules file.
nano .gitmodules
  1. Stage the change
git add .gitmodules
  1. Remove sub module section from the .git/config file.
nano .git/config
  1. Remove git cache
git rm --cached submodule-path`
  1. Remove git module files:
rm -rf .git/modules/submodule-path
  1. Commit changes
git commit -m "Removed submodule"
  1. Delete untracked submodule files:
rm -rf submodule-path
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