GH-VARIABLE-DELETE(1)

💅 GH-VARIABLE-DELETE(1) — the GitHub CLI manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so real talk, this is the gh-variable-delete page from the GitHub CLI manual and it's literally the "yeet that variable into the sun" command. come learn it with me 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

gh-variable-delete — delete variables. that's it. that's the whole vibe. bye-bye variable 👋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

gh variable delete <variable-name> [flags]

you give it a variable name, you optionally give it flags, it deletes the thing. iconic. no notes.

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so you can delete a variable at one of these levels, and the level you get depends on which flag you pass (or don't pass!):

• repository (this is the default, no flag needed): the variable is available to GitHub Actions runs or Dependabot in a repository
• environment: the variable is available to GitHub Actions runs for a deployment environment in a repository
• organization: the variable is available to GitHub Actions runs or Dependabot within an organization

so like, same delete button, three different altitudes. pick your level, hun 💅

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• -e, --env <string> — delete a variable for an environment. pass the env name right there in string.
• -o, --org <string> — delete a variable for an organization. org name goes in string, obviously.

💖 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 💖

• -R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO> — select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format. yes the brackets are real, yes HOST is optional, yes OWNER and REPO are not. slay.

🌈 ALIASES 🌈

gh variable remove

same energy, different word. use whichever one your fingers type first, fr fr.

⭐ EXIT CODES ⭐

the receipts of how it went:

• 0: Successful execution — we ate, no crumbs 🔥
• 1: Error — something went sideways 😭
• 2: Command canceled — you (or something) hit the brakes
• 4: Authentication required — bestie you gotta log in first 🙈

NOTE: specific commands may have additional exit codes. refer to the command's help for more information. iykyk 💀

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• gh-variable(1) — the whole variable family, go meet the rest of them 🧚

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and that's the page!! brought to you by GitHub CLI v2.102.0, dated Oct 2026 — mwah, go delete responsibly 💅✨🍓