I have a question regarding removing git submodules. I'm organizing my config files and vim bundles using git, with the vim bundles as submodules. Now I'm trying to remove a submodule (per the instructions here, but I'm not succeeding.

--git submodule deinit -f vim/bundle/snipmate-snippets Submodule work tree 'vim/bundle/snipmate-snippets' contains a .git directory (use 'rm -rf' if you really want to remove it including all of its history) 

So I try rm -rf...

--git rm -rf vim/bundle/snipmate-snippets error: the following submodule (or one of its nested submodules) uses a .git directory: vim/bundle/snipmate-snippets (use 'rm -rf' if you really want to remove it including all of its history) 

What is it that I'm doing wrong? Obviously just doing rm -rf like git is telling me to won't be good enough since the submodule entries in the .gitmodules file will stay. Thanks.

I have a question regarding removing git submodules. I'm organizing my config files and vim bundles using git, with the vim bundles as submodules. Now I'm trying to remove a submodule (per the instructions here, but I'm not succeeding.

--git submodule deinit -f vim/bundle/snipmate-snippets Submodule work tree 'vim/bundle/snipmate-snippets' contains a .git directory (use 'rm -rf' if you really want to remove it including all of its history) 

So I try rm -rf...

--git rm -rf vim/bundle/snipmate-snippets error: the following submodule (or one of its nested submodules) uses a .git directory: vim/bundle/snipmate-snippets (use 'rm -rf' if you really want to remove it including all of its history) 

What is it that I'm doing wrong? Obviously just doing rm -rf like git is telling me to won't be good enough since the submodule entries in the .gitmodules file will stay. Thanks.