def _remove(distpatcher, args, **kw):
opts = _parse_args(args[1:], 'y', [])
if 'y' in opts:
auto_confirm = True
else:
auto_confirm = False
retcode = 0
for dist in set(opts['args']):
try:
remove(dist, auto_confirm=auto_confirm)
except PackagingError:
logger.warning('%r not installed', dist)
retcode = 1
return retcode