Does canceling music library from HD also erase uploaded iTunes match library?

I am about to sell my iMac, where all of my music library is stored. I have an iTunes match account, with all songs having been uploaded or matched. If I now delete my hard disk library, will I cause the iTunes match library to also be erased when I will reconnect from a new computer? Thank you for your help!

It goes without saying that you should always have a backup of your content. But when you delete songs from your library while in the iTunes application, you get a confirmation window that also has a box you can check to "Delete Songs From iCloud". You would obviously want to leave this un-checked.
If you are simply erasing your entire drive or user account as a whole, this should not affect your iCloud Library. When you turn on iTunes Match on your new machine it will display the contents of your Match Library, untouched, and will allow you to download them to your new library. Hope this helps!

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