---
name: "datalad-uninstall"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "datalad"
version: "1.1.5-2.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/datalad-uninstall"
---

# datalad-uninstall(1)

dEPRECATED: use the DROP command

## NAME

**datalad uninstall** - dEPRECATED: use the DROP command

## SYNOPSIS

**datalad uninstall** \[-h\] \[-d DATASET\] \[-r\] \[--nocheck\] \[--if-dirty {fail,save-before,ignore}\] \[--version\] \[PATH ...\]

## OPTIONS

- PATH

  path/name of the component to be uninstalled. Constraints: value must be a string or value must be NONE

- **-h**, **--help**, **--help-np**

  show this help message. --help-np forcefully disables the use of a pager for displaying the help message

- **-d** DATASET, **--dataset** DATASET

  specify the dataset to perform the operation on. If no dataset is given, an attempt is made to identify a dataset based on the PATH given. Constraints: Value must be a Dataset or a valid identifier of a Dataset (e.g. a path) or value must be NONE

- **-r**, **--recursive**

  if set, recurse into potential subdatasets.

- **--nocheck**

  whether to perform checks to assure the configured minimum number (remote) source for data. Give this option to skip checks.

- **--if-dirty** {fail, save-before, ignore}

  desired behavior if a dataset with unsaved changes is discovered: 'fail' will trigger an error and further processing is aborted; 'save-before' will save all changes prior any further action; 'ignore' let's datalad proceed as if the dataset would not have unsaved changes. \[Default: 'save-before'\]

- **--version**

  show the module and its version which provides the command

## AUTHORS

 datalad is developed by The DataLad Team and Contributors \<team@datalad.org\>.