---
name: "gnunet-unindex"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnunet"
version: "0.20.0-7"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gnunet-unindex"
---

# gnunet-unindex(1)

a command line interface for deleting indexed files from GNUnet

## NAME

**gnunet-unindex** – a command line interface for deleting indexed files from GNUnet

## SYNOPSIS

**gnunet-unindex** \[**-c** *FILENAME* \| **--config=***FILENAME*\] \[**-h** \| **--help**\] \[**-L** *LOGLEVEL* \| **--loglevel=***LOGLEVEL*\] \[**-v** \| **--version**\] \[**-V** \| **--verbose**\] FILENAME

## DESCRIPTION

**gnunet-unindex** is used for deleting indexed files from GNUnet.

- **-c** *FILENAME* \| **--config=***FILENAME*

  Use config file FILENAME as config (default: *~/.config/gnunet.conf*).

- **-h** \| **--help**

  Print the help page.

- **-L** *LOGLEVEL* \| **--loglevel=***LOGLEVEL*

  Change the loglevel. Possible values for LOGLEVEL are NOTHING, ERROR, WARNING, INFO and DEBUG.

- **-v** \| **--version**

  Print the version number.

- **-V** \| **--verbose**

  Be verbose.

## NOTES

You can only unindex files that you indexed and that you still have available locally in full. You should use gnunet-unindex on files that you indexed (not inserted) and that you are going to delete or move locally.

## FILES

*~/.config/gnunet.conf* GNUnet configuration file

## SEE ALSO

[gnunet-download(1)](/gnunet-download/1.md), [gnunet-fs-gtk(1)](/gnunet-fs-gtk/1.md), [gnunet-publish(1)](/gnunet-publish/1.md), [gnunet-search(1)](/gnunet-search/1.md), [gnunet.conf(5)](/gnunet.conf/5.md)

The full documentation for gnunet is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the [info(1)](/info/1.md) and gnunet programs are properly installed at your site, the command

```
info gnunet
```

should give you access to the complete handbook,

```
info gnunet-c-tutorial
```

will give you access to a tutorial for developers.

Depending on your installation, this information is also available in gnunet(7) and gnunet-c-tutorial(7).

## BUGS

Report bugs by using **https://bugs.gnunet.org** or by sending electronic mail to ⟨*gnunet-developers@gnu.org*⟩.