.TH IMAGEX "1" "May 2012" "imagex (wimlib) wimlib @VERSION@" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
imagex delete \- Delete an image from a WIM archive

.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBimagex delete\fR \fIWIMFILE\fR (\fIIMAGE_NUM\fR | \fIIMAGE_NAME\fR | all ) [--check]

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP

\fBimagex delete\fR deletes the specified image from \fIWIMFILE\fR.

The image to delete may be specified by \fIIMAGE_NUM\fR, which must be an
integer that is an index of an image in the WIM file, starting at 1.
Alternatively, it may be the name of an image in the WIM file, or the keyword
"all", which specifies that all images are to be deleted.

The WIM file is recreated with all unnecessary file resources removed.  This is
different from imagex.exe, which only will delete the metadata and XML entries
for this operation.

Also, unlike imagex.exe, it is legal to delete all the images from a WIM and
have a WIM with 0 images, although such a file wouldn't be very useful.

.SH OPTIONS
.TP 6
\fB--check\fR
When reading \fIWIMFILE\fR, verify its integrity if the integrity table is
present; additionally, when rewriting \fIWIMFILE\fR after the specified image was
deleted, write an integrity table.  If this option is not specified, no integrity
table is included in the new WIM file, even if there was one before.

.SH EXAMPLES
.IP 
image delete boot.wim 1
.LP 
Delete the first image from 'boot.wim'.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR imagex (1)