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title: How to Remove a Submodule in Git
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Removing a submodule is useful when it is no longer required. The steps below outline the removal of a submodule.
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## Remove Submodule
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* Delete the section referring to the submodule from the `.gitmodules` file
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* Stage the changes via `git add .gitmodules`
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* Delete the relevant section of the submodule from `.git/config`.
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* Run `git rm --cached path_to_submodule` (no trailing slash)
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* Run `rm -rf .git/modules/path_to_submodule`
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* Commit the changes with `git commit -m "Removed submodule "
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* Delete the now untracked submodule files `rm -rf path_to_submodule`
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## Sources
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* <a href='http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1260748/how-do-i-remove-a-submodule' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Stackoverflow — How do I remove a submodule</a>
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* <a href='https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitSubmoduleTutorial#Removal' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>git.wiki.kernel.org — Git submodule removal</a> |