Delete Submodule

Use Git Submodule to manage your file version: Delete Submodule
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Method 1

1. Change submodule folder name

mv <path/to/submodule-folder> <path/to/rename-submodule-folder>

mv app/submodule-app app/submodule-app-tmp

2. Delete submodule setting

git submodule deinit -f – <path/to/submodule-folder>

git submodule deinit -f -- app/submodule-app

3. Remove submodule from the .git folder

rm -rf .git/modules/<path/to/submodule-folder>

rm -rf .git/modules/app/submodule-app

4. Delete submodule from git

git rm -f <子模組路徑>

git rm -f <path/to/submodule-folder>

git rm -f app/submodule-app

Method 2

1. Remove submodule from the .gitmodules files

[submodule "app/submodule-app"]
path = app/submodule-app
url = git@github.com:kejyun/app-submodule.git

2. Add .gitmodules to the stage status

git add .gitmodules

3. Delete .git/config Submodule Setting

[submodule "app/submodule-app"]
	url = git@github.com:kejyun/app-submodule-app.git
	active = true

4. Remove submodule from the working directory

git rm –cached <path/to/submodule-folder>

git rm --cached app/submodule-app

5. Remove submodule from the .git/modules

rm -rf .git/modules/<path/to/submodule-folder>

rm -rf .git/modules/app/submodule-app

6. commit changes about the submodule

git commit -m "Removed submodule <app/submodule-app>"

7. Delete submodule folder

rm -rf <path/to/submodule-folder>

rm -rf app/submodule-app

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