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azlin template delete

Delete a VM template from local storage.

Description

Remove unused or outdated templates. Templates are permanently deleted from ~/.azlin/templates/.

Usage

azlin template delete TEMPLATE_NAME [OPTIONS]

Options

Option Description
--force, -f Skip confirmation prompt
-h, --help Show help message

Examples

Delete Template (with confirmation)

azlin template delete old-vm

Output: 

Delete template 'old-vm'? [y/N]: y
✓ Template deleted: ~/.azlin/templates/old-vm.yaml

Force Delete (no confirmation)

azlin template delete old-vm --force

Delete Multiple Templates

for template in old-vm legacy-config deprecated-setup; do
  azlin template delete $template --force
done

Common Workflows

Clean Up Old Templates

# List templates
azlin template list

# Delete unused templates
azlin template delete dev-old --force
azlin template delete staging-legacy --force
azlin template delete test-vm-2023 --force

Troubleshooting

Template not found: 

# List available templates
azlin template list

# Delete existing template
azlin template delete <existing-name>

See Also