dotnet remove reference

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

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

              dotnet remove [<PROJECT>] reference [-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>]
                   <PROJECT_REFERENCES>

              dotnet remove reference -h|--help

DESCRIPTION

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

ARGUMENTS

       PROJECT

       Target project file.  If not specified, the command searches the current directory for one.

       PROJECT_REFERENCES

       Project-to-project (P2P) references to remove.  You can specify one or multiple projects.  Glob  patterns
       (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glob_(programming)) are supported on Unix/Linux based terminals.

OPTIONS

       • -?|-h|--help

         Prints out a description of how to use the command.

       • -f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

         Removes the reference only when targeting a specific framework using the TFM format.

EXAMPLES

       • Remove a project reference from the specified project:

                dotnet remove app/app.csproj reference lib/lib.csproj

       • Remove multiple project references from the project in the current directory:

                dotnet remove reference lib1/lib1.csproj lib2/lib2.csproj

       • Remove multiple project references using a glob pattern on Unix/Linux:

                dotnet remove app/app.csproj reference **/*.csproj`

                                                   2024-10-02                         dotnet-remove-reference(1)