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How to uninstall an app from steamcmd?

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#7402 · opened 2020-10-14 by sshnuke3 · updated 2020-10-14 · 5 comments · github
Ssshnuke3 2020-10-14 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): steamcmd
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No]no
  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No]yes

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Describe what you expected should happen and what did happen. Please link any large code pastes as a Github Gist

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  1. How to uninstall an app from steamcmd?
    Seems it just has app_build and app_update command but no app_uninstall?

Steam>help

Usage: steamcmd ["+COMMAND [ARG]..."]...
or: steamcmd +runscript SCRIPTFILE

Help topics - type "help " or run with "--help " for more information:

           login : Logging in to Steam
         scripts : Executing a sequence of commands via a script file
     commandline : Executing commands directly via the OS command line
         convars : Options and settings that affect this program session
       app_build : Building Steam application content (only for licensed Steam application developers)
      app_update : Installing/updating a Steam application on the local filesystem (EG dedicated servers)
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2020-10-14 github

Hello @sshnuke3, you can use +force_install_dir <path> and setup each game in a separate directory that you can manage or delete.

Ssshnuke3 2020-10-14 github

but i still want to uninstall some apps to spare more disk space

Ssshnuke3 2020-10-14 github

but i still want to uninstall one app to spare more disk space
but i want to leave other apps on my disk
so how to do this? @kisak-valve

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2020-10-14 github

Looking around a bit, https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/463708/uninstall-a-steam-game-with-the-console may help.

Ssshnuke3 2020-10-14 github

Looking around a bit, https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/463708/uninstall-a-steam-game-with-the-console may help.

i have tried this but steamcmd +app_uninstall appid +quit doesn't work
there is nothing response and the app i want to delete is still there

Nothing extracted yet.