---
name: "borg2-rdelete"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "borgbackup2"
version: "2.0.0b5-1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/borg2-rdelete"
---

# borg2-rdelete(1)

Delete a repository

## NAME

borg-rdelete - Delete a repository

## SYNOPSIS

borg \[common options\] rdelete \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

This command deletes the complete repository.

When you delete a complete repository, the security info and local cache for it (if any) are also deleted. Alternatively, you can delete just the local cache with the **--cache-only** option, or keep the security info with the **--keep-security-info** option.

Always first use **--dry-run --list** to see what would be deleted.

## OPTIONS

See *[borg-common(1)](/borg-common/1.md)* for common options of Borg commands.

### options

- **-n, --dry-run**

  do not change repository

- **--list**

  output verbose list of archives

- **--force**

  force deletion of corrupted archives, use **--force --force** in case **--force** does not work.

- **--cache-only**

  delete only the local cache for the given repository

- **--keep-security-info**

  keep the local security info when deleting a repository

## EXAMPLES

```
# delete the whole repository and the related local cache:
$ borg rdelete
You requested to DELETE the repository completely *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-common/1.md)*

## AUTHOR

The Borg Collective