Git - How to remove untracked folder in submodules

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I tried checkout and discard this library with git checkout command, but seems it does not work for me.

I tried to remove this folder, but after that git wants me to add this deleted folder to a commit, but I don't want to track it or push to server.

Changes not staged for commit: (use "git add ..." to update what will be committed) (use "git checkout -- ..." to discard changes in working directory) (commit or discard the untracked or modified content in submodules)

modified: Libraries/some_sdk (untracked content)

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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One way would be to go in that submodule folder and do in it:

cd /path/to/repo
cd  Libraries/some_sdk
git reset --hard

That should reset its index.

Then, a git status from its parent repo should mention the (submodule) folder anymore.

I don't want to track it or push to server.

It won't be tracked from the parent repo: said parent repo only references the gitlink (special entry in the index) representing the SHA1 of the submodule repo.

I tried to remove this folder, but after that git wants me to add this deleted folder to a commit

To remove a submodule, see "How do I remove a submodule?"

cd /path/to/repo
git submodule deinit Libraries/some_sdk
git rm Libraries/some_sdk
# note: no trailing slash
rm -rf .git/modules/Libraries/some_sdk

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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answered Mar 11 '16 at 12:53

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thanks for answer even after `git reset --hard` terminal still shows the same – Matrosov Oleksandr Mar 11 '16 at 13:39
@MatrosovAlexander where did you do the git reset --hard? And what a git status return when done from within the submodule? – VonC Mar 11 '16 at 13:40
I did it in the some_dk directory. `git submodule deinit -f` works for me, thanks – Matrosov Oleksandr Mar 11 '16 at 13:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 11 '16 at 12:56

If by deleting the folder git wants to "delete" the changes. It's because it's already been tracked. You can remove them with

git rm -r [path to dir]

In the case they were not tracked

git clean -df would do the trick (you can use the -n flag instead of -f for a dry-run that would tell you which files would be removed.

Git - How to remove untracked folder in submodules

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