---
name: "remove_members"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "mailman"
version: "1:2.1.29-1+deb10u5"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/remove_members"
---

# remove\_members(8)

Remove members from a Mailman mailing list.

## NAME

remove\_members - Remove members from a Mailman mailing list.

## SYNOPSIS

remove\_members \[options\] listname \[addr1 ...\]

## OPTIONS

- **-f** *file,* **--file=***file*

  *Remove member addresses found in the given file.  If file is* *\`-', read stdin.*

- **-a, --all**

  **Remove all members of the mailing list.** **(mutually exclusive with --fromall)**

- **--fromall**

  **Removes the given addresses from all the lists on this system** **regardless of virtual domains if you have any. This option cannot be** **used with -a/--all. Also, you should not specify a listname when** **using this option.**

- **-n, --nouserack**

  **Don't send the user acknowledgements. If not specified, the list** **default value is used.**

- **-N, --noadminack**

  **Don't send the admin acknowledgements. If not specified, the list** **default value is used.**

- **-h, --help**

  **Print a small help text and exit**

**listname is the name of the mailing list to use.**

**addr1 ... are additional addresses to remove.**

## AUTHOR

**Author of Mailman is the Mailman Cabal, see http://www.list.org/ for** **information. This manpage is written by Tollef Fog Heen** **\<tfheen@debian.org\> for Debian, but may be used by others.**

## SEE ALSO

**Mailman documentation on http://www.list.org/ and in** **/usr/share/doc/mailman.**