How do I remove a directory from github?

Question

I have a folder in vendor/plugins/ that I deleted and committed as a delete in my github. But the folder still exists on github.

How do I remove it from github as well? This..may be a submodule.. I'm not entirely sure.

Answer 1

Try this:

git rm -r vendor/plugins
git commit -m "Your comment here"
git push -u origin master

First deletes your directory
Second makes your commit
Third push your changes

Answer 2

You could try git rm -rf vendor/plugins to recursively delete it. You will need to commit this again.

Answer 3

git rm -rf --cached $FILES

eg git rm --cached -r.idea

I have found this blog helpful when I wanted to remove some unnecessary hidden directories.