Removing a submodule

Wednesday 17/07/19

Don't you love it when you move the wrong repository into your repository as a submodule? That's what happened to me.

You can't simply delete the submodule folder from a Git Repository. The submodule is referenced in other files.

Here's how to remove a submodule from a git repo!

1. Open up your Command Prompt / Terminal / Powershell and navigate to your git repository.

2. Run git rm --cached [Submodule Name]

3. Delete the [Submodules] entry from the .gitmodules file.

4. Delete the [Submodules] entry from the .git/config file.

5. Commit the changed untracked files.

6. Delete the submodule folder.

7. Delete the submodule directory in the .git/modules directory.