Remove-Variable - PowerShell command help and examples

Deletes a variable and its value. (Remove-Variable)


NAME
Remove-Variable
SYNOPSIS
Deletes a variable and its value.
SYNTAX
Remove-Variable [-Name] <string[]> [-Exclude <string[]>] [-Force] [-Include <string[]>] [-Scope <string>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Remove-Variable cmdlet deletes a variable and its value from the scope in which it is defined, such as the current session. You cannot use this cmdlet to delete variables that are set as constants or those that are owned by the system.
PARAMETERS
-Exclude <string[]> Omits the specified items. The value of this parameter qualifies the Name parameter. Enter a name element or pattern, such as "s*". Wildcards are permitted. Required? false Position? named Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Force [<SwitchParameter>] Allows the cmdlet to remove a variable even if it is read-only. Even using the Force parameter, the cmdlet cannot remove a constant. Required? false Position? named Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Include <string[]> Deletes only the specified items. The value of this parameter qualifies the Name parameter. Enter a name element or pattern, such as "s*". Wildcards are permitted. Required? false Position? named Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Name <string[]> Specifies the name of the variable to be removed. The parameter name ("Name") is optional. Required? true Position? 1 Default value Accept pipeline input? true (ByPropertyName) Accept wildcard characters? false -Scope <string> Specifies the scope in which this alias is valid. Valid values are "Global", "Local", or "Script", or a number relative to the current scope (0 through the number of scopes, where 0 is the current scope and 1 is its parent). "Local" is the default. For more information, see about_Scopes. Required? false Position? named Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -Confirm [<SwitchParameter>] Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command. Required? false Position? named Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>] Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command. Required? false Position? named Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false <CommonParameters> This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer and OutVariable. For more information, type, "get-help about_commonparameters".
INPUTS
System.Management.Automation.PSVariable You can pipe a variable object to Remove-Variable.
OUTPUTS
None This cmdlet does not return any output.
NOTES
Changes affect only the current scope, such as a session. To delete a variable from all sessions, add a Remove-Variable command to your Windows PowerShell profile. You can also refer to RemoveVariable by its built-in alias, "rv". For more information, see about_Aliases.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1
C:\PS>remove-variable Smp
Description
----------- This command deletes the $Smp variable. RELATED LINKS Online version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113380 Set-Variable Get-Variable Clear-Variable New-Variable about_Profiles C:\Windows>powershell get-help Clear-Variable -full

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