Why the vsce command for removing an extension is called unpublish?

[ptrptrd]

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docs/blob/main/api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension.md#removing-extensions

The docs above states, that user can use vsce unpublish for removing an extension.

But the help section of the vsce unpublish states that it unpublishes extension:

Usage: vsce unpublish [options] [extensionid]

Unpublishes an extension. Example extension id: ms-vscode.live-server.

Is it intended to be as it is? Or can we make the differentiation between removing and unpublishing an extension to be not ambiguous?

My idea would be renaming the vsce unpublish or add another command vsce remove to remove an extension.

[alefragnani]

HI @ptrptrd ,

I see your point, and yes, maybe there should be different commands for different approaches.

But, I think the best place for this discussion would be the VS Code Extension Manager repo (https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-vsce). In fact, if you look for remove or unpublish issues there, you may find this one (microsoft/vscode-vsce#782), which points to a misleading use of the unpublish command.

Maybe even the VS Marketplace team (which has its on Feedback Channel at https://github.com/microsoft/vsmarketplace would be part of the discussion.

Hope this helps