From 87d4fc05609aa2289575fea73372f6fab4281bcd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zircoz Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025 19:11:58 +0530 Subject: docs: Add uninstallation instructions to README (#1985) Co-authored-by: google-labs-jules[bot] <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Allen Hutchison Co-authored-by: Allen Hutchison --- docs/Uninstall.md | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/Uninstall.md (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/Uninstall.md b/docs/Uninstall.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f2e7a7c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Uninstall.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +## Uninstalling the CLI + +Your uninstall method depends on how you ran the CLI. Follow the instructions for either npx or a global npm installation. + +### Method 1: Using npx + +npx runs packages from a temporary cache without a permanent installation. To "uninstall" the CLI, you must clear this cache, which will remove gemini-cli and any other packages previously executed with npx. + +The npx cache is a directory named `_npx` inside your main npm cache folder. You can find your npm cache path by running `npm config get cache`. + +**For macOS / Linux** + +```bash +# The path is typically ~/.npm/_npx +rm -rf "$(npm config get cache)/_npx" +``` + +**For Windows** + +_Command Prompt_ + +```cmd +:: The path is typically %LocalAppData%\npm-cache\_npx +rmdir /s /q "%LocalAppData%\npm-cache\_npx" +``` + +_PowerShell_ + +```powershell +# The path is typically $env:LocalAppData\npm-cache\_npx +Remove-Item -Path (Join-Path $env:LocalAppData "npm-cache\_npx") -Recurse -Force +``` + +### Method 2: Using npm (Global Install) + +If you installed the CLI globally (e.g., `npm install -g @google/gemini-cli`), use the `npm uninstall` command with the `-g` flag to remove it. + +```bash +npm uninstall -g @google/gemini-cli +``` + +This command completely removes the package from your system. -- cgit v1.2.3