dotnet remove reference command(1)

dotnet remove reference

NAME

dotnet remove reference - Removes project-to-project references.

SYNOPSIS

dotnet remove [<PROJECT>] reference [-f|--framework] <PROJECT_REFERENCES> [-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 are supported on Unix/Linux based terminals.

OPTIONS

-h|--help

Prints out a short help for the command.

-f|--framework <FRAMEWORK>

Removes the reference only when targeting a specific framework.

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