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.. _borg_rdelete:

borg rdelete
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    borg [common options] rdelete [options]

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    | **options**                                                                                                                                                                         |
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    |                                                       | ``-n``, ``--dry-run``    | do not change repository                                                                         |
    +-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |                                                       | ``--list``               | output verbose list of archives                                                                  |
    +-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |                                                       | ``--force``              | force deletion of corrupted archives, use ``--force --force`` in case ``--force`` does not work. |
    +-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |                                                       | ``--cache-only``         | delete only the local cache for the given repository                                             |
    +-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |                                                       | ``--keep-security-info`` | keep the local security info when deleting a repository                                          |
    +-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    | .. class:: borg-common-opt-ref                                                                                                                                                      |
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    | :ref:`common_options`                                                                                                                                                               |
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    options
        -n, --dry-run     do not change repository
        --list            output verbose list of archives
        --force           force deletion of corrupted archives, use ``--force --force`` in case ``--force`` does not work.
        --cache-only      delete only the local cache for the given repository
        --keep-security-info    keep the local security info when deleting a repository


    :ref:`common_options`
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Description
~~~~~~~~~~~

This command deletes the complete repository.

When you delete a complete repository, the security info and local cache for it
(if any) are also deleted. Alternatively, you can delete just the local cache
with the ``--cache-only`` option, or keep the security info with the
``--keep-security-info`` option.

Always first use ``--dry-run --list`` to see what would be deleted.