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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/spack/spack/cmd/uninstall.py | 22 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/uninstall.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/uninstall.py index f03270d06d..cec71c6749 100644 --- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/uninstall.py +++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/uninstall.py @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ level = "short" error_message = """You can either: a) use a more specific spec, or - b) specify the package by its hash (e.g. `spack uninstall /hash`), or + b) specify the spec by its hash (e.g. `spack uninstall /hash`), or c) use `spack uninstall --all` to uninstall ALL matching specs. """ @@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ display_args = { def setup_parser(subparser): + epilog_msg = ("Specs to be uninstalled are specified using the spec syntax" + " (`spack help --spec`) and can be identified by their " + "hashes. To remove packages that are needed only at build " + "time and were not explicitly installed see `spack gc -h`." + "\n\nWhen using the --all option ALL packages matching the " + "supplied specs will be uninstalled. For instance, " + "`spack uninstall --all libelf` uninstalls all the versions " + "of `libelf` currently present in Spack's store. If no spec " + "is supplied, all installed packages will be uninstalled. " + "If used in an environment, all packages in the environment " + "will be uninstalled.") + subparser.epilog = epilog_msg subparser.add_argument( '-f', '--force', action='store_true', dest='force', help="remove regardless of whether other packages or environments " @@ -48,12 +60,8 @@ def setup_parser(subparser): subparser, ['recurse_dependents', 'yes_to_all', 'installed_specs']) subparser.add_argument( '-a', '--all', action='store_true', dest='all', - help="USE CAREFULLY. Remove ALL installed packages that match each " - "supplied spec. i.e., if you `uninstall --all libelf`," - " ALL versions of `libelf` are uninstalled. If no spec is " - "supplied, all installed packages will be uninstalled. " - "If used in an environment, all packages in the environment " - "will be uninstalled.") + help="remove ALL installed packages that match each supplied spec" + ) def find_matching_specs(env, specs, allow_multiple_matches=False, force=False): |