rdiff-backup-delete − deletes a file and its whole history from a repository
rdiff−backup−delete [−−dry−run] [−−help] repository−sub−path
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
Only show what would happen but don’t actually delete anything.
−h, −−help
Output a short usage description and exit.
None known.
Patrik Dufresne <[email protected]>
rdiff−backup(1), python(1). The rdiff−backup web page is at <https://rdiff−backup.net/>.