Uninstall-VSCodeExtension

SYNOPSIS

Uninstalls a VS Code extension using the Code CLI.

SYNTAX

__AllParameterSets

Uninstall-VSCodeExtension [-Extension] <string[]> [[-CodeExecutable] <string>] [<CommonParameters>]

ALIASES

This cmdlet has the following aliases, None

DESCRIPTION

Calls the VS Code CLI with --uninstall-extension to remove the specified extension. The extension is identified by its qualified name in publisher.extensionname format (e.g. 'eamodio.gitlens').

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Uninstall-VSCodeExtension -Extension 'eamodio.gitlens'

Uninstalls the GitLens extension from VS Code.

EXAMPLE 2

Uninstall-VSCodeExtension -Extension 'eamodio.gitlens','ms-python.python'

Uninstalls multiple extensions in a single call by passing an array directly.

EXAMPLE 3

Get-VSCodeExtension -ExtensionId 'eamodio.gitlens' | Uninstall-VSCodeExtension

Retrieves the installed GitLens extension object and pipes it directly to Uninstall-VSCodeExtension.

EXAMPLE 4

Get-VSCodeExtension | Where-Object Name -like 'ms-python.*' | Uninstall-VSCodeExtension

Uninstalls all installed extensions whose publisher is ms-python.

PARAMETERS

-CodeExecutable

Path to the VS Code CLI executable (e.g. code.exe or code-insiders.exe).

Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ((Get-Command code).Source)
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 1
  IsRequired: false
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

-Extension

One or more qualified extension names to uninstall, in publisher.extensionname format (e.g. 'eamodio.gitlens'). Accepts multiple values and pipeline input by property name, mapping the Name property returned by Get-VSCodeExtension.

Type: System.String[]
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: [Name]
ParameterSets:
- Name: (All)
  Position: 0
  IsRequired: true
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: true
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

PSCustomObject

Objects returned by Get-VSCodeExtension. The Name property is bound to the -Extension parameter.

OUTPUTS

NOTES

RELATED LINKS

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