rdiff-backup-delete

RDIFF-BACKUP-DELETE(1) Rdiff-Backup-Delete Manual 2.2.2 RDIFF-BACKUP-DELETE(1)

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/.

rdiff-backup-delete January 2023 RDIFF-BACKUP-DELETE(1)