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how to remove a git submodule
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To remove a submodule you need to:
1.Delete the relevant section from the .gitmodules file.
2.Stage the .gitmodules changes git add .gitmodules
3.Delete the relevant section from .git/config.
4.Run git rm --cached path_to_submodule (no trailing slash).
5.Run rm -rf .git/modules/path_to_submodule
6.Commit git commit -m "Removed submodule <name>"
7.Delete the now untracked submodule files
rm -rf path_to_submodule
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aramk commented Aug 24, 2015

Probably make a PR to merge this in? Looks like some useful extra steps.

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yaodong commented Oct 30, 2015

@aramk You cannot currently open a pull request on a Gist.

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