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apptainer delete — Delete container images from a remote library. More information: <https://apptainer.org/docs/user/ma

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Problem

How to use the apptainer delete command: Delete container images from a remote library. More information: <https://apptainer.org/docs/user/main/cli/apptainer_delete.html>.

Solution

apptainer delete — Delete container images from a remote library. More information: <https://apptainer.org/docs/user/main/cli/apptainer_delete.html>.

Delete an image from the Container Library:

apptainer delete library://{{user/collection/container}}:{{tag}}

Delete an image for a specific architecture:

apptainer delete {{[-A|--arch]}} {{amd64|arm64|ppc64le}} library://{{user/collection/container}}:{{tag}}

Force delete an image without confirmation:

apptainer delete {{[-F|--force]}} library://{{user/collection/container}}:{{tag}}

Delete an image from a specific library server:

apptainer delete --library {{https://library.example.com}} library://{{user/collection/container}}:{{tag}}

Delete an image using HTTP instead of HTTPS:

apptainer delete --no-https library://{{hostname/user/collection/container}}:{{tag}}

Display help:

apptainer delete {{[-h|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Delete an image from the Container Library

apptainer delete library://{{user/collection/container}}:{{tag}}

Delete an image for a specific architecture

apptainer delete {{[-A|--arch]}} {{amd64|arm64|ppc64le}} library://{{user/collection/container}}:{{tag}}

Force delete an image without confirmation

apptainer delete {{[-F|--force]}} library://{{user/collection/container}}:{{tag}}

Delete an image from a specific library server

apptainer delete --library {{https://library.example.com}} library://{{user/collection/container}}:{{tag}}

Delete an image using HTTP instead of HTTPS

apptainer delete --no-https library://{{hostname/user/collection/container}}:{{tag}}

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