---
title: nextflow drop
description: Reference for the nextflow drop command. Delete the local copy of a project.
---

# `nextflow drop`

Delete the local copy of a project.

## Usage

```console
$ nextflow drop [options] [project]
```

## Description

The `drop` command removes a project that was downloaded into the global cache. Use the `list` command to list the downloaded pipelines.

## Options

##### `-f`

Delete the repository, ignoring any local changes.

##### `-h, -help`

Print the command usage.

##### `-r, -revision`

<AddedInVersion version="26.04" />

Project revision to drop. Can be a git branch, tag, or commit SHA number.

## Examples

Drop the `nextflow-io/hello` project:

```console
$ nextflow drop nextflow-io/hello
```

Drop the `nextflow-io/hello` project, ignoring any local changes:

```console
$ nextflow drop nextflow-io/hello -f
```
