Rename a git submodule
git, git-submodules
Solution
I found following workflow working:
- Update .gitmodules
- `mv oldpath newpath`
- `git rm oldpath`
- `git add newpath`
- `git submodule sync`
Note: this approach does not update the index and `.gitmodules` properly in 2018 versions of GIT.
Note: You may be able to just do `git mv oldpath newpath` now, as pointed out in VonC's answer. (Ensure you are using the latest version of git)
Problem
Is there some easy way to rename a git submodule directory (other than going through the entire motion of deleting it and re-adding it with a new destination name). And while we are at it, why is it that I simply cannot do the following in the parent directory: `git mv old-submodule-name new-submodule-name`