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dotnet tool uninstall

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This article applies to: ✔️ .NET Core 3.1 SDK and later versions

Name

dotnet tool uninstall - Uninstalls the specified .NET tool from your machine.

Synopsis

.NET CLI 
dotnet tool uninstall <PACKAGE_NAME> -g|--global

dotnet tool uninstall <PACKAGE_NAME> --tool-path <PATH> [--tool-manifest <PATH>]

dotnet tool uninstall <PACKAGE_NAME>

dotnet tool uninstall -h|--help

Description

The dotnet tool uninstall command provides a way for you to uninstall .NET tools from your machine. To use the command, you specify one of the following options:

  • To uninstall a global tool that was installed in the default location, use the --global option.
  • To uninstall a global tool that was installed in a custom location, use the --tool-path option.
  • To uninstall a local tool, omit the --global and --tool-path options.

Arguments

  • PACKAGE_NAME

    Name/ID of the NuGet package that contains the .NET tool to uninstall. You can find the package name using the dotnet tool list command.

Options

  • -g|--global

    Specifies that the tool to be removed is from a user-wide installation. Can't be combined with the --tool-path option. Omitting both --global and --tool-path specifies that the tool to be removed is a local tool.

  • -?|-h|--help

    Prints out a description of how to use the command.

  • --tool-path <PATH>

    Specifies the location where to uninstall the tool. PATH can be absolute or relative. Can't be combined with the --global option. Omitting both --global and --tool-path specifies that the tool to be removed is a local tool.

  • --tool-manifest <PATH>

    Specifies the manifest file that the tool is to be removed from. PATH can be absolute or relative. Can't be combined with the --global option.

Examples

  • dotnet tool uninstall -g dotnetsay

    Uninstalls the dotnetsay global tool.

  • dotnet tool uninstall dotnetsay --tool-path c:\global-tools

    Uninstalls the dotnetsay global tool from a specific Windows directory.

  • dotnet tool uninstall dotnetsay --tool-path ~/bin

    Uninstalls the dotnetsay global tool from a specific Linux/macOS directory.

  • dotnet tool uninstall dotnetsay

    Uninstalls the dotnetsay local tool from the current directory.

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