NAME

       borg-rdelete - Delete a repository

SYNOPSIS

       borg [common options] rdelete [options]

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.

OPTIONS

       See borg-common(1) for common options of Borg commands.

   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

EXAMPLES

          # delete the whole repository and the related local cache:
          $ borg rdelete
          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 'YES' if you understand this and want to continue: YES

SEE ALSO

       borg-common(1)

AUTHOR

       The Borg Collective

                                            2023-03-01                            BORG-RDELETE(1)