NAME

       rdiff-backup-delete - deletes a file and its whole history from a repository

SYNOPSIS

       rdiff-backup-delete [--dry-run] [--help] repository-sub-path

DESCRIPTION

       rdiff-backup-delete removes a file or directory from a repository created by
       'rdiff-backup', together with its complete history.

       The required argument is the pathname of the sub-directory or file within an rdiff-backup
       repository.

       For example, after a backup with 'rdiff-backup backup source repo', potentially called
       multiple times, you can remove a file and its whole history with 'rdiff-backup-delete
       repo/somefile'.

       The utility is best used to remove too big or secret files erroneously backed-up. Beware
       that no trace of the file will remain in the repository after its deletion.

OPTIONS

       --dry-run
           Only show what would happen but don’t actually delete anything.

       -h, --help
           Output a short usage description and exit.

BUGS

       None known.

AUTHOR

       Patrik Dufresne info@patrikdufresne.com

SEE ALSO

       rdiff-backup(1), python(1). The rdiff-backup web page is at https://rdiff-backup.net/.