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.TH "apk\-del" "8" "2026\-08\-02"
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.SH NAME
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apk del \- remove constraints from \fIworld\fR and commit changes
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBapk del\fR [<\fIoptions\fR>.\&.\&.\&] \fIconstraints\fR.\&.\&.\&
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBapk del\fR removes constraints from \fIworld\fR (see \fBapk\-world\fR(5)) and
commits changes to disk.\& This usually involves removing unneeded packages,
but may also cause other changes to the installed packages.\&
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.SH OPTIONS
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\fBapk del\fR supports the commit options described in \fBapk\fR(8), as well as the
following options:
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\fB\-\-rdepends\fR, \fB\-r\fR
.RS 4
Recursively delete all top\-level reverse dependencies, too.\&
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