Stefan Beller <sbeller@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > @@ -342,6 +313,8 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) > exit(0); > } > > + submodules_absorb_gitdir_if_needed(prefix); > + > /* > * If not forced, the file, the index and the HEAD (if exists) > * must match; but the file can already been removed, since > @@ -358,9 +331,6 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) > oidclr(&oid); > if (check_local_mod(&oid, index_only)) > exit(1); > - } else if (!index_only) { > - if (check_submodules_use_gitfiles()) > - exit(1); > } > Hmph. It may be a bit strange to see an "index-only" remove to touch working tree, no? Yet submodules_absorb_gitdir_if_needed() is unconditionally called above, which feels somewhat unexpected. > @@ -389,32 +359,20 @@ int cmd_rm(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) > */ > if (!index_only) { > int removed = 0, gitmodules_modified = 0; > for (i = 0; i < list.nr; i++) { > const char *path = list.entry[i].name; > if (list.entry[i].is_submodule) { > + struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT; > + > + strbuf_addstr(&buf, path); > + if (remove_dir_recursively(&buf, 0)) > + die(_("could not remove '%s'"), path); > + strbuf_release(&buf); > + > + removed = 1; > + if (!remove_path_from_gitmodules(path)) > + gitmodules_modified = 1; > + continue; > } I do not see any behaviour change from the original (not quoted here), but it is somewhat surprising that "git rm ./submodule" does not really check if the submodule has local modifications and files that are not even added before remove_dir_recursively() is called. Or perhaps I am reading the code incorrectly and such a check is done elsewhere?