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.. include:: delete.rst.inc
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Examples
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# delete a single backup archive:
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$ borg delete Monday
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# actually free disk space:
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$ borg compact
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# delete all archives whose names begin with the machine's hostname followed by "-"
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$ borg delete --prefix '{hostname}-'
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# delete all archives whose names contain "-2012-"
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$ borg delete -a '*-2012-*'
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# see what would be deleted if delete was run without --dry-run
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$ borg delete --list --dry-run -a '*-May-*'
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