Use the knife delete subcommand to delete an object from a Chef server. This subcommand works similar to knife cookbook delete, knife data bag delete, knife environment delete, knife node delete, and knife role delete, but with a single verb (and a single action).
This subcommand has the following syntax:
$ knife delete [PATTERN...] (options)
Note
Review the list of common options available to this (and all) knife subcommands and plugins.
This subcommand has the following options:
--bothfalse.--chef-repo-path PATHchef_repo_path in client.rb.--concurrency10.--localfalse.-r, --[no-]recurse
--recurse to delete directories recursively. Default: --no-recurse.--repo-mode MODEstatic, everything, or hosted_everything. Use static for just roles, environments, cookbooks, and data bags. By default, everything and hosted_everything are dynamically selected depending on the server type. Default: everything / hosted_everything.Note
See knife.rb for more information about how to add certain knife options as settings in the knife.rb file.
None.
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https://docs-archive.chef.io/release/12-13/knife_delete.html