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@@ -435,6 +435,23 @@
</para>
</section>
+ <section id='unsetting-variables'>
+ <title>Unseting variables</title>
+
+ <para>
+ It is possible to completely remove a variable or a variable flag
+ from BitBake's internal data dictionary by using the "unset" keyword.
+ Here is an example:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ unset DATE
+ unset do_fetch[noexec]
+ </literallayout>
+ These two statements remove the <filename>DATE</filename> and the
+ <filename>do_fetch[noexec]</filename> flag.
+ </para>
+
+ </section>
+
<section id='providing-pathnames'>
<title>Providing Pathnames</title>