# apk-del

## NAME

apk del - remove packages from _world_ and commit changes

## SYNOPSIS

*apk del* [<_options_>...] _packages_...

## DESCRIPTION

*apk del* removes packages from _world_ and uninstalls them if no longer
required by any other packages.

## OPTIONS

*apk del* supports the commit options described in *apk*(8), as well as the
following options:

*-r, --rdepends*
Recursively delete all top-level reverse dependencies, too.