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Git: How to remove submodule

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Quick tip on how to remove Git submodule.

  1. Remove the relevant line from the .gitmodules file
  2. Delete the relevant section from .git/config (if any)
  3. Run 
    git rm --cached path_to_submodule

    (without trailing slash)

  4. Commit and delete the now untracked submodule files.

Git checkouts fail on Windows with “Filename too long error: unable to create file”

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Cause

According to the msysgit wiki on GitHub and the related fix this error, Filename too long, comes from a Windows API limitation of file paths having 260 characters or fewer.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, run the following command from GitBash or the Git CMD prompt (as administrator):

git config --system core.longpaths true

This will allow file paths of 4096 characters.