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NAME

       knife-delete - The man page for the knife delete subcommand.

       The knife delete subcommand is used to delete an object from a Chef server. This subcommand works similar
       to knife cookbook delete, knife data bag delete, knife environment delete, knife node delete,  and  knife
       role delete, but with a single verb (and a single action).

       Syntax

       This subcommand has the following syntax:

          $ knife delete [PATTERN...] (options)

       Options

       This subcommand has the following options:

       --both Use to delete both local and remote copies of an object. Default: false.

       -c CONFIG_FILE, --config CONFIG_FILE
              The configuration file to use.

       --chef-repo-path PATH
              The  path to the chef-repo. This setting will override the default path to the chef-repo. Default:
              same as specified by chef_repo_path in config.rb.

       --chef-zero-port PORT
              The port on which chef-zero will listen.

       --[no-]color
              Use to view colored output.

       --concurrency
              The number of allowed concurrent connections. Default: 10.

       -d, --disable-editing
              Use to prevent the $EDITOR from being opened and to accept data as-is.

       --defaults
              Use to have knife use the default value instead of asking a user to provide one.

       -e EDITOR, --editor EDITOR
              The $EDITOR that is used for all interactive commands.

       -E ENVIRONMENT, --environment ENVIRONMENT
              The name of the environment. When this option is added to a command, the  command  will  run  only
              against the named environment.

       -F FORMAT, --format FORMAT
              The output format: summary (default), text, json, yaml, and pp.

       -h, --help
              Shows help for the command.

       -k KEY, --key KEY
              The private key that knife will use to sign requests made by the API client to the Chef server.

       --local
              Use  to  delete  only  the  local copy of an object. (A remote copy will not be deleted.) Default:
              false.

       --print-after
              Use to show data after a destructive operation.

       -r, --[no-]recurse
              Use --recurse to delete directories recursively. Default: --no-recurse.

       --repo-mode MODE
              The layout of the local chef-repo. Possible values: static, everything, or hosted_everything.  Use
              static  for  just  roles,  environments,  cookbooks,  and  data  bags.  By default, everything and
              hosted_everything are dynamically selected depending on the server  type.  Default:  everything  /
              hosted_everything.

       -s URL, --server-url URL
              The URL for the Chef server.

       -u USER, --user USER
              The  user  name  used  by  knife  to  sign  requests  made  by  the API client to the Chef server.
              Authentication will fail if the user name does not match the private key.

       -v, --version
              The version of the chef-client.

       -V, --verbose
              Set for more verbose outputs. Use -VV for maximum verbosity.

       -y, --yes
              Use to respond to all confirmation prompts with "Yes". knife will not ask for confirmation.

       -z, --local-mode
              Use to run the chef-client in local mode. This allows all commands  that  work  against  the  Chef
              server to also work against the local chef-repo.

AUTHOR

       Chef

                                                    Chef 12.0                                    KNIFE-DELETE(1)