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dotnet tool uninstall

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

9       dotnet-tool-uninstall  -  Uninstalls  the specified .NET tool from your
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SYNOPSIS

13              dotnet tool uninstall <PACKAGE_NAME> -g|--global
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15              dotnet tool uninstall <PACKAGE_NAME> --tool-path <PATH>
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17              dotnet tool uninstall <PACKAGE_NAME>
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19              dotnet tool uninstall -h|--help
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DESCRIPTION

22       The dotnet tool uninstall command provides a way for you  to  uninstall
23       .NET  tools  from your machine.  To use the command, you specify one of
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26       • To uninstall a global tool that was installed in  the  default  loca‐
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29       • To  uninstall  a global tool that was installed in a custom location,
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32       • To uninstall a local tool, omit the --global and --tool-path options.
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ARGUMENTS

35       • PACKAGE_NAME
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37         Name/ID of the NuGet package that contains the  .NET  tool  to  unin‐
38         stall.  You can find the package name using the dotnet tool list com‐
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OPTIONS

42       • -g|--global
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44         Specifies that the tool to be removed is from a  user-wide  installa‐
45         tion.   Can’t be combined with the --tool-path option.  Omitting both
46         --global and --tool-path specifies that the tool to be removed  is  a
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49       • -?|-h|--help
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51         Prints out a description of how to use the command.
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53       • --tool-path <PATH>
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55         Specifies  the location where to uninstall the tool.  PATH can be ab‐
56         solute or relative.  Can’t be  combined  with  the  --global  option.
57         Omitting  both --global and --tool-path specifies that the tool to be
58         removed is a local tool.
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EXAMPLES

61       • dotnet tool uninstall -g dotnetsay
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63         Uninstalls the dotnetsay  (https://www.nuget.org/packages/dotnetsay/)
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66       • dotnet tool uninstall dotnetsay --tool-path c:\global-tools
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68         Uninstalls  the dotnetsay (https://www.nuget.org/packages/dotnetsay/)
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71       • dotnet tool uninstall dotnetsay --tool-path ~/bin
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73         Uninstalls the dotnetsay  (https://www.nuget.org/packages/dotnetsay/)
74         global tool from a specific Linux/macOS directory.
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76       • dotnet tool uninstall dotnetsay
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78         Uninstalls  the dotnetsay (https://www.nuget.org/packages/dotnetsay/)
79         local tool from the current directory.
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SEE ALSO

82       • .NET tools
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84       • Tutorial: Install and use a .NET global tool using the .NET CLI
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86       • Tutorial: Install and use a .NET local tool using the .NET CLI
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