borg-delete(1) borg backup tool borg-delete(1) (NAME) borg-delete - (SYNOPSIS) borg [common options] delete [options] [REPOSITORY_OR_ARCHIVE] [ARCHIVE...] (DESCRIPTION) . : borg compact . () ( ) . --cache-only --keep-security-info . --dry-run --list . --stats ("Deleted data") . "All archives" . --stats --quick-stats ( "All archives" ). --stats / --quick-stats --dry-run . --glob-archives GLOB ( borg_patterns ). glob --dry-run . (OPTIONS) Borg borg-common(1) . (arguments) REPOSITORY_OR_ARCHIVE ARCHIVE (options) -n, --dry-run ( ) --list -s, --stats --quick-stats --cache-only --force --force --force --force . --keep-security-info --save-space -c SECONDS, --checkpoint-interval SECONDS () SECONDS (: ) (Archive filters) -P PREFIX, --prefix PREFIX . ( ) -a GLOB, --glob-archives GLOB glob . :sh ( :sh) "borg help patterns" . --sort-by KEYS : timestamp archive name id : timestamp --first N N --last N N (EXAMPLES) # : $ borg delete /path/to/repo::Monday # : $ borg compact /path/to/repo # "-" : $ borg delete --glob-archives '{hostname}-*' /path/to/repo # "-2012-" : $ borg delete --glob-archives '*-2012-*' /path/to/repo # delete --dry-run : $ borg delete --list --dry-run -a '*-May-*' /path/to/repo # : $ borg delete /path/to/repo You requested to completely DELETE the repository *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), borg-compact(1) (AUTHOR) The Borg Collective 2026-07-18 borg-delete(1)