---
name: "lei-forget-search"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lei"
version: "2.1.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lei-forget-search"
---

# lei-forget-search(1)

forget saved search

## NAME

lei-forget-search - forget saved search

## SYNOPSIS

lei forget-search \[OPTIONS\] OUTPUT

## DESCRIPTION

Forget a saved search at `"OUTPUT"`, where `"OUTPUT"` was supplied for argument of `"lei q -o OUTPUT ..."` A listing of outputs is available via `"lei ls-search"`.

## OPTIONS

- \--prune\[=\<local\|remote\>\]

  `"--prune"` will forget saved searches if the `"OUTPUT"` no longer exists.  `"--prune=local"` only prunes local mailboxes, `"--prune=remote"` only prunes remote mailboxes (currently `"imap://"` and `"imaps://"`).

## CONTACT

Feedback welcome via plain-text mail to \<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org\>

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## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2021 all contributors \<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org\>

License: AGPL-3.0+ \<https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt\>

## SEE ALSO

[**lei-edit-search**(1)](/lei-edit-search/1.md), [**lei-ls-search**(1)](/lei-ls-search/1.md), [**lei-up**(1)](/lei-up/1.md), [**lei-q**(1)](/lei-q/1.md)