knife_delete.md

+++ title = "knife delete" draft = false

gh_repo = "chef-workstation"

aliases = ["/knife_delete.html", "/knife_delete/"]

[menu] [menu.workstation] title = "knife delete" identifier = "chef_workstation/chef_workstation_tools/knife/knife_delete.md knife delete" parent = "chef_workstation/chef_workstation_tools/knife" +++

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Syntax

This subcommand has the following syntax:

knife delete [PATTERN...] (options)

Options

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This subcommand has the following options:

--both

: Delete both local and remote copies of an object. Default: false.

--chef-repo-path PATH

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

--concurrency

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

--local

: Delete only the local copy of an object. A remote copy will not be deleted. Default: false.

-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.

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Examples

None.