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Examples
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    # delete a single backup archive:
    $ borg delete -a Monday
    # actually free disk space:
    $ borg compact

    # delete all archives whose names begin with the machine's hostname followed by "-"
    $ borg delete -a 'sh:{hostname}-*'

    # delete all archives whose names contain "-2012-"
    $ borg delete -a 'sh:*-2012-*'

    # see what would be deleted if delete was run without --dry-run
    $ borg delete --list --dry-run -a 'sh:*-May-*'