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.TH "BORG-REPO-DELETE" "1" "2025-05-22" "" "borg backup tool"
.SH NAME
borg-repo-delete \- Delete a repository
.SH SYNOPSIS
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borg [common options] repo\-delete [options]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This command deletes the complete repository.
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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 \fB\-\-cache\-only\fP option, or keep the security info with the
\fB\-\-keep\-security\-info\fP option.
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Always first use \fB\-\-dry\-run \-\-list\fP to see what would be deleted.
.SH OPTIONS
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See \fIborg\-common(1)\fP for common options of Borg commands.
.SS options
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.B  \-n\fP,\fB  \-\-dry\-run
do not change repository
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.B  \-\-list
output verbose list of archives
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.B  \-\-force
force deletion of corrupted archives, use \fB\-\-force \-\-force\fP in case \fB\-\-force\fP does not work.
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.B  \-\-cache\-only
delete only the local cache for the given repository
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.B  \-\-keep\-security\-info
keep the local security info when deleting a repository
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX
# delete the whole repository and the related local cache:
$ borg repo\-delete
You requested to DELETE the repository completely *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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