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dotnet remove reference

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

9       dotnet-remove-reference - Removes project-to-project (P2P) references.
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SYNOPSIS

12              dotnet remove [<PROJECT>] reference [-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>]
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15              dotnet remove reference -h|--help
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DESCRIPTION

18       The dotnet remove reference command provides a convenient option to re‐
19       move project references from a project.
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ARGUMENTS

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24       Target project file.  If not specified, the command searches  the  cur‐
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29       Project-to-project  (P2P) references to remove.  You can specify one or
30       multiple   projects.    Glob   patterns   (https://en.wikipedia.org/wi‐
31       ki/Glob_(programming)) are supported on Unix/Linux based terminals.
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OPTIONS

34       • -?|-h|--help
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36         Prints out a description of how to use the command.
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38       • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>
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40         Removes  the reference only when targeting a specific framework using
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EXAMPLES

44       • Remove a project reference from the specified project:
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46                dotnet remove app/app.csproj reference lib/lib.csproj
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48       • Remove multiple project references from the project  in  the  current
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51                dotnet remove reference lib1/lib1.csproj lib2/lib2.csproj
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53       • Remove  multiple project references using a glob pattern on Unix/Lin‐
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