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// * security/external-secrets-operator-uninstall.adoc

:_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE
[id="external-secrets-remove-resources-cli_{context}"]
= Removing {external-secrets-operator} resources by using the CLI

After you have uninstalled the {external-secrets-operator}, you can optionally eliminate its associated resources from your cluster by using the command-line interface (CLI).

.Prerequisites

* You have access to the cluster with `cluster-admin` privileges.

.Procedure

. Delete the deployments of the `external-secrets` application components in the `external-secrets` namespace by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc delete deployment -n external-secrets -l app=external-secrets
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. Delete the custom resource definitions (CRDs) that were installed by the {external-secrets-operator-short} by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc delete customresourcedefinitions.apiextensions.k8s.io -l external-secrets.io/component=controller
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. Delete the `external-secrets-operator` namespace by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc delete project external-secrets-operator
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