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entity:delete

Delete content entities.

To delete configuration entities, see config:delete command.

Examples

  • drush entity:delete node --bundle=article. Delete all article entities.
  • drush entity:delete shortcut. Delete all shortcut entities.
  • drush entity:delete node 22,24. Delete nodes 22 and 24.
  • drush entity:delete user. Delete all users except uid=1.
  • drush entity:delete node --exclude=9,14,81. Delete all nodes except node 9, 14 and 81.
  • drush entity:delete node --chunks=5. Delete all node entities in groups of 5.
  • drush entity:delete node --limit=500. Delete 500 node entities.

Arguments

  • entity_type. An entity machine name.
  • [ids]. A comma delimited list of Ids.

Options

  • --bundle=BUNDLE. Restrict deletion to the specified bundle. Ignored when ids is specified.
  • --exclude=EXCLUDE. Exclude certain entities from deletion. Ignored when ids is specified.
  • --chunks[=CHUNKS]. Specify how many entities will be deleted in the same step. [default: 50]
  • --limit[=LIMIT]. Limit on the number of entities to delete.

Global Options

  • -v|vv|vvv, --verbose. Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug
  • -y, --yes. Auto-accept the default for all user prompts. Equivalent to --no-interaction.
  • -l, --uri=URI. A base URL for building links and selecting a multi-site. Defaults to https://default.
  • To see all global options, run drush topic and pick the first choice.

Aliases

  • edel
  • entity-delete

Legend

  • An argument or option with square brackets is optional.
  • Any default value is listed at end of arg/option description.
  • An ellipsis indicates that an argument accepts multiple values separated by a space.