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.TH BORG-DELETE 1 "2017-06-18" "" "borg backup tool"
.SH NAME
borg-delete \- Delete an existing repository or archives
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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borg [common options] delete <options> TARGET
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This command deletes an archive from the repository or the complete repository.
Disk space is reclaimed accordingly. If you delete the complete repository, the
local cache for it (if any) is also deleted.
.SH OPTIONS
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See \fIborg\-common(1)\fP for common options of Borg commands.
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.TP
.B TARGET
archive or repository to delete
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.TP
.B \-s\fP,\fB \-\-stats
print statistics for the deleted archive
.TP
.B \-c\fP,\fB \-\-cache\-only
delete only the local cache for the given repository
.TP
.B \-\-force
force deletion of corrupted archives, use \-\-force \-\-force in case \-\-force does not work.
.TP
.B \-\-save\-space
work slower, but using less space
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.SS filters
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.TP
.B \-P\fP,\fB \-\-prefix
only consider archive names starting with this prefix.
.TP
.B \-a\fP,\fB \-\-glob\-archives
only consider archive names matching the glob. sh: rules apply, see "borg help patterns". \fB\-\-prefix\fP and \fB\-\-glob\-archives\fP are mutually exclusive.
.TP
.B \-\-sort\-by
Comma\-separated list of sorting keys; valid keys are: timestamp, name, id; default is: timestamp
.TP
.BI \-\-first \ N
consider first N archives after other filters were applied
.TP
.BI \-\-last \ N
consider last N archives after other filters were applied
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.SH EXAMPLES
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# delete a single backup archive:
$ borg delete /path/to/repo::Monday
# delete the whole repository and the related local cache:
$ borg delete /path/to/repo
You requested to completely DELETE the repository *including* all archives it contains:
repo Mon, 2016\-02\-15 19:26:54
root\-2016\-02\-15 Mon, 2016\-02\-15 19:36:29
newname Mon, 2016\-02\-15 19:50:19
Type \(aqYES\(aq if you understand this and want to continue: YES
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fIborg\-common(1)\fP
.SH AUTHOR
The Borg Collective
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