rdiff-backup-delete - deletes a file and its whole history from a repository
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.
- --dry-run
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Only show what would happen but don’t actually delete anything.
- -h, --help
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Output a short usage description and exit.
Patrik Dufresne [email protected]
rdiff-backup(1), python(1). The rdiff-backup web page is at https://rdiff-backup.net/.