From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:22:07 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] submodule: add 'deinit' command
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In-Reply-To: <CABURp0pC2FELxM5aUwxuTqS1roZm+fwkCQA+BoXjrd0+yQMmbg@mail.gmail.com>

Phil Hord <phil.hord@gmail.com> writes:

> I think this would be clearer if 'git deinit' said
>
>     rm 'submodule/*'
>
> or maybe
>
>     Removed workdir for 'submodule'
>
> Is it just me?

The latter may probably be better.  

After cloning the superproject, you show interest in individual
submodules by saying "git submodule init <that submodule>" and until
then your .git/config in the superproject does not indicate that you
are interested in that submodule, and you won't have a submodule
checkout.

"deinit" is a way to revert back to that original state; recording
that you are no longer interested in the submodule is the primary
effect, and removal of its checkout is a mere side effect of it.