uninstall : renamed `--recursive` to `--dependents`

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/uninstall.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/uninstall.py
index 7aadd254e8..231c6fe661 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/uninstall.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/uninstall.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def setup_parser(subparser):
              "supplied spec. i.e., if you say uninstall libelf, ALL versions of " +
              "libelf are uninstalled. This is both useful and dangerous, like rm -r.")
     subparser.add_argument(
-        '-r', '--recursive', action='store_true', dest='recursive',
+        '-d', '--dependents', action='store_true', dest='dependents',
         help='Also uninstall any packages that depend on the ones given via command line.'
     )
     subparser.add_argument(
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def uninstall(parser, args):
 
         # Process dependent_list and update uninstall_list
         has_error = False
-        if dependent_list and not args.recursive and not args.force:
+        if dependent_list and not args.dependents and not args.force:
             for spec, lst in dependent_list.items():
                 tty.error("Will not uninstall %s" % spec.format("$_$@$%@$#", color=True))
                 print('')
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def uninstall(parser, args):
                 display_specs(lst, long=True)
                 print('')
                 has_error = True
-        elif args.recursive:
+        elif args.dependents:
             for key, lst in dependent_list.items():
                 uninstall_list.extend(lst)
             uninstall_list = list(set(uninstall_list))
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/uninstall.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/uninstall.py
index 06a24e2958..80efe06d36 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/uninstall.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/uninstall.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ from spack.cmd.uninstall import uninstall
 
 
 class MockArgs(object):
-    def __init__(self, packages, all=False, force=False, recursive=False):
+    def __init__(self, packages, all=False, force=False, dependents=False):
         self.packages = packages
         self.all = all
         self.force = force
-        self.recursive = recursive
+        self.dependents = dependents
         self.yes_to_all = True
 
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class TestUninstall(spack.test.mock_database.MockDatabase):
         args = MockArgs(['libelf'])
         self.assertRaises(SystemExit, uninstall, parser, args)
         # Recursive uninstall
-        args = MockArgs(['callpath'], all=True, recursive=True)
+        args = MockArgs(['callpath'], all=True, dependents=True)
         uninstall(parser, args)
 
         all_specs = spack.install_layout.all_specs()