GIT-PKGS(1)
π GIT-PKGS(1) β the Git Pkgs Manual, bestie edition π
okay so welcome to the Git Pkgs Manual β¨ this one's all about removing stuff, which honestly is so cathartic. Let's get into it π«Ά
πΈ NAME πΈ
git-pkgs-remove β Remove a dependency πβ¨ (yes bestie, we're breaking up with a package)
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
git-pkgs remove [flags]
π DESCRIPTION π
Remove a package dependency using the detected package manager. It literally sniffs out the package manager from the lockfiles in the current directory and then runs the appropriate remove command. no cap, it just figures it out for you π§
Examples:
git-pkgs remove lodash
git-pkgs remove rails
git-pkgs remove lodash -e npm
Look at those. Iconic. Not me being obsessed with a three-line example block π
β¨ OPTIONS β¨
--dry-run[=false]β shows you what would be run without actually executing it π so you can vibe check before committing, fr fr-e,--ecosystem=""β filter to a specific ecosystem π-x,--extra=[]β extra arguments to pass to the package manager, like little bonus gifts π-h,--help[=false]β help for remove, the classic π«Ά-m,--manager=""β override the detected package manager β and bestie, this takes precedence over-eso keep that in mind π-t,--timeout=5m0sβ timeout for the remove operation β° five whole minutes, that's the default, periodt
π OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS π
These ones come from the parent command, they're like hand-me-downs but make it cute π
--color="auto"β when to colorize output:auto,always,neverπ--include-submodules[=false]β include git submodules when scanning for manifests π-p,--pager[=false]β use pager for output π-q,--quiet[=false]β suppress non-essential output π€«
β SEE ALSO β
git-pkgs(1)β go read the main one too, iykyk π
π₯ HISTORY π₯
28-Oct-2026β auto generated byspf13/cobraπ€ (not a human, but honestly she ate)
heads up bestie π¨--dry-rundefaults tofalse, and-m/--manageroverrides-e/--ecosystemβ those are the two little details that'll get you every time π
and that's a wrap! this page is from the git-pkgs manual, dated Oct 2026 β mwah, go delete a dependency responsibly π ππΈ
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: git-pkgs 0.21.0
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms