diff --git a/lygadgets/command_line.py b/lygadgets/command_line.py
index 9432655..aae13c4 100644
--- a/lygadgets/command_line.py
+++ b/lygadgets/command_line.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ''' Access the linkers from the command line
 '''
 import argparse
-from lygadgets.salt_linker import link_any
+from lygadgets.salt_linker import link_any, unlink_any
 from lygadgets import __version__
 
 
@@ -26,3 +26,14 @@ def cm_link_any():
         print('From:', the_links[0])
         print('To:  ', the_links[1])
 
+
+unlink_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='lygadgets unlink anything')
+unlink_parser.add_argument('sourcepackage', type=str,
+                    help='the package to unlink. Can be name of a package or technology')
+unlink_parser.add_argument('-f', '--force', action='store_true',
+                    help='delete non-symlink directories. Be careful')
+unlink_parser.add_argument('-v', '--version', action='version', version=f'%(prog)s v{__version__}')
+
+def cm_unlink_any():
+    args = unlink_parser.parse_args()
+    unlink_any(args.sourcepackage, force=args.force)
diff --git a/lygadgets/salt_linker.py b/lygadgets/salt_linker.py
index 5ec9a37..4e01de7 100644
--- a/lygadgets/salt_linker.py
+++ b/lygadgets/salt_linker.py
@@ -238,3 +238,31 @@ def link_any(any_source, overwrite=False, hard_copy=False, exclude_python_types=
                 print('Dependency linked:', any_source, '->', other)
 
     return src, dest
+
+
+def unlink_any(installed_name, force=False):
+    matches = []
+    search_dir = os.path.join(klayout_home(), 'python')
+    for fname in os.listdir(search_dir):
+        if fname == installed_name:
+            matches.append(os.path.join(search_dir, fname))
+    search_dir = os.path.join(klayout_home(), 'tech')
+    for fname in os.listdir(search_dir):
+        if fname == installed_name:
+            matches.append(os.path.join(search_dir, fname))
+    if len(matches) == 0:
+        print('Did not find matching installed package for "{}"'.format(installed_name))
+    elif len(matches) > 1:
+        print('Multiple matches found. Delete manually')
+        print('\n'.join(matches))
+    else:
+        match = matches[0]
+        if os.path.islink(match):
+            os.remove(match)
+            print('Removed symlink', match)
+        elif force:
+            shutil.rmtree(match)
+            print('Removed directory', match)
+        else:
+            print(match, 'is a directory, not a symlink.')
+            print('Use the -f option if you are sure you want to permanently delete.')
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 51c1fa7..d4c6d9a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@ def readme():
       install_requires=['future', 'xmltodict'],
       package_data={'': ['*.lym']},
       include_package_data=True,
-      entry_points={'console_scripts': ['lygadgets_link=lygadgets.command_line:cm_link_any']},
+      entry_points={'console_scripts': [
+        'lygadgets_link=lygadgets.command_line:cm_link_any',
+        'lygadgets_unlink=lygadgets.command_line:cm_unlink_any',
+      ]},
       )