# How to remove Piston imported plugin

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-remove-piston-imported-plugin/114651>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 17, 2007, 1:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-remove-piston-imported-plugin/114651 "2007-09-17T13:23:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jesper\_RSSSSnn-Jens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@Jesper\_RSSSSnn-Jens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jesper_RSSSSnn-Jens)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 1:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-remove-piston-imported-plugin/114651/1 "2007-09-17T13:23:38Z")

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I have accidentally installed a plugin in the wrong directory

(ran Piston import [url] from root and not from /vendor/plugins )

Now, how do I remove it again as I want to install it properly?

Thanks!

/Jesper  
blog: www.justaddwater.dk

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**Author:** ![Jesper\_RSSSSnn-Jens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@Jesper\_RSSSSnn-Jens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jesper_RSSSSnn-Jens)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-remove-piston-imported-plugin/114651/2 "2007-09-17T13:25:31Z")

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You can just use Subversion’s move command. It will preserve the  
piston-specific properties. I just did this earlier this week. For  
example,

~/work/sample $ svn mv vendor/rspec\_on\_rails  
vendor/plugins/rspec\_on\_rails

Craig

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**Author:** ![Jesper\_RSSSSnn-Jens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@Jesper\_RSSSSnn-Jens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jesper_RSSSSnn-Jens)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-remove-piston-imported-plugin/114651/3 "2007-09-25T23:00:44Z")

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Craig D. wrote:

> You can just use Subversion’s move command. It will preserve the piston-specific properties.

Thanks Craig.  
svn rm folder\_name --force  
did the trick for me.

I really think Piston should wrap this command so it has 2-way  
commands: Both do and undo.  
piston import is diffiicult to give an reverse-name, though: Export?  
hardly.

piston add/remove would be a better name pair. Any other suggestions?