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nix/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env/uninstall.md
Alexander Schmolck 8d4b6766e2 Convert short nix options to long ones
e.g. nix-env -e subversion => nix-env --uninstall subversion

The aim is to make the documentation less cryptic for newcomers and the
long options are more self-documenting.

The change was made with the following script:

<https://github.com/aschmolck/convert-short-nix-opts-to-long-ones>

and sanity checked visually.
2023-05-17 08:10:30 +01:00

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# Name
`nix-env --uninstall` - remove packages from user environment
# Synopsis
`nix-env` {`--uninstall` | `-e`} *drvnames…*
# Description
The uninstall operation creates a new user environment, based on the
current generation of the active profile, from which the store paths
designated by the symbolic names *drvnames* are removed.
{{#include ./opt-common.md}}
{{#include ../opt-common.md}}
{{#include ./env-common.md}}
{{#include ../env-common.md}}
# Examples
```console
$ nix-env --uninstall gcc
$ nix-env --uninstall '.*' (remove everything)
```