dotnet-package-remove - Man Page

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

dotnet-package-remove — Removes a package reference from a project file.

dotnet package remove <PACKAGE_NAME>  
  [--file <FILE>] [--interactive] [--project <PROJECT>]

dotnet package remove -h|--help

The dotnet package remove command provides a convenient option to remove a NuGet package reference from a project.

PACKAGE_NAME

The package reference to remove.

• --file <FILE>

  The file-based app to operate on.

• --interactive

  Allows the command to stop and wait for user input or action. For example, to complete authentication.

• -p|--project <PROJECT>

  The project file to operate on. If a solution file is specified, the command will update the package in all projects in the solution that reference it. If not specified, the command will search the current directory for a project file.

• -?|-h|--help

  Prints out a description of how to use the command.

• Remove Newtonsoft.Json NuGet package from a project in the current directory:

  dotnet package remove Newtonsoft.Json

• Remove Newtonsoft.Json NuGet package from a specific project file:

  dotnet package remove Newtonsoft.Json --file MyApp.cs