Completing Removing a Git Submodule

This is a note about removing  a Git submodule completely.

1. Revise the .gitmodules by removing the reference to the submodule Git repo;
2. Revise the .git/config file by removing the reference to the submodule Git repo;
3. Remove the submodule from Git index, e.g.,

       git rm --cached path_to_submodule
   

4. Delelete the meta data from .git directory, by removing .git/module/path_to_submodule
5. Stage the changes, and commit the changes, e.g.,

       git add -u
       git commit -m "removed the submodule"
       

Reference

The above is a summary from these references

• https://gist.github.com/myusuf3/7f645819ded92bda6677
• https://www.atlassian.com/git/articles/core-concept-workflows-and-tips
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1260748/how-do-i-remove-a-submodule