docs: unlink improvements (#443)

pnpm · Aug 8, 2023 · 14d8b94 · 14d8b94
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@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@ title: pnpm unlink
 
 Unlinks a system-wide package (inverse of [`pnpm link`](./link.md)).
 
-If called without arguments, all linked dependencies will be unlinked.
+If called without arguments, all linked dependencies will be unlinked inside the
+current project.
 
 This is similar to `yarn unlink`, except pnpm re-installs the dependency after
 removing the external link.
 
+:::info
+If you want to remove a link made with `pnpm link --global <package>`, you should use `pnpm uninstall --global <package>`. 
+`pnpm unlink` only removes the links in your current directory.
+:::
+
 ## Options
 
 ### --recursive, -r