mise bootstrap packages prune

• Usage: mise bootstrap packages prune [FLAGS]
• Effect: destructive — may delete or irreversibly overwrite
• Source code: src/cli/system/prune.rs

Uninstall packages that no config declares

For brew (the default), removes every linked formula that is neither declared nor needed by a declared formula or cask, including formulae you installed with Homebrew itself. Run with --dry-run first, or record existing formulae with mise bootstrap packages import.

For brew-cask, removes only casks mise installed and can prove are unchanged. For a package plugin that supports uninstalling, removes only packages mise installed. A package is kept while the current config, or any trusted config mise has tracked, still declares it.

Flags

• -m --manager <MANAGER> — Package manager to prune: brew, brew-cask, or a package plugin

  Default: brew

• -n --dry-run — Show what would be removed without removing anything

• -y --yes — Skip the confirmation prompt

• -h --help — Print help

Examples

Preview which Homebrew formulae would be removed

mise bootstrap packages prune --dry-run

Remove them without a prompt

mise bootstrap packages prune --yes

Preview which casks would be removed

mise bootstrap packages prune --manager brew-cask --dry-run

Preview removals for a package plugin named vscode

mise bootstrap packages prune --manager vscode --dry-run

Related documentation

• Bootstrap packages.
• mise bootstrap packages <SUBCOMMAND>.
• Global flags and argument syntax.