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Remove NuGet package reference

Recipe IDOpenRewrite.CSharp.Recipes.RemoveNuGetPackageReferenceArtifactOpenRewrite.Recipes.CSharp.Core

Removes a <PackageReference> element from .csproj files.

Single recipeProprietary

Usage

You’ll need the Moderne CLI configured before running the command below.

mod run . --recipe OpenRewrite.CSharp.Recipes.RemoveNuGetPackageReference --recipe-option "PackageName=Newtonsoft.Json"

If the recipe isn’t available locally, install it with:

mod config recipes nuget install OpenRewrite.Recipes.CSharp.Core

Options

NameTypeDescription
PackageNamerequiredStringThe NuGet package name to remove. Supports glob patterns.
e.g. Newtonsoft.Json
RegenerateMarkerBooleanWhether to re-run dotnet restore after the edit to refresh the project's MSBuildProject marker. Defaults to true. Composite recipes that chain multiple csproj-mutating steps may set this to false on intermediate steps and finalize once with EnsureCsprojAttestation.