Uninstall-ChocolateyPath
Uninstall-ChocolateyPath
Uninstall-ChocolateyPath
SYNOPSIS
:choco-info: NOTE
Administrative Access Required when
-PathType 'Machine'.This puts a directory to the PATH environment variable.
SYNTAX
Uninstall-ChocolateyPath [-Path] <String> [[-PathType] <EnvironmentVariableTarget>]
[-IgnoredArguments <Object[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Ensures that the given path is not present in the given type of PATH environment variable as well as in the current session.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
PS C:\> Uninstall-ChocolateyPath -PathToUninstall "$($env:SystemDrive)\tools\gittfs"
Removes the target path from the current user’s PATH environment variable.
Example 2
PS C:\> Uninstall-ChocolateyPath "$($env:SystemDrive)\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin" -PathType 'Machine'
Removes the target path from the system-wide PATH environment variable.
PARAMETERS
-IgnoredArguments
Allows splatting with arguments that do not apply. Do not use directly.
Type: Object[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Path
The exact path to remove from the environment PATH.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: PathToUninstall
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-PathType
Which PATH to add it to. If specifying Machine, this requires admin privileges to run correctly.
Type: EnvironmentVariableTarget
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Scope, Type
Accepted values: Process, User, Machine
Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
NOTES
This command will assert UAC/Admin privileges on the machine if -PathType 'Machine'.
This is used when the application/tool is not being linked by Chocolatey (not in the lib folder).