1bup-rm(1)                                                            bup-rm(1)
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NAME

6       bup-rm - remove references to archive content (CAUTION: EXPERIMENTAL)
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SYNOPSIS

9       bup rm [-#|–verbose] <branch|save...>
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DESCRIPTION

12       bup rm  removes the indicated branches (backup sets) and saves.  By it‐
13       self, this command does not delete any actual  data  (nor  recover  any
14       storage  space), but it may make it very difficult or impossible to re‐
15       fer to the deleted items, unless there are  other  references  to  them
16       (e.g. tags).
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18       A  subsequent  garbage  collection,  either by a bup gc, or by a normal
19       git gc, may permanently delete data that is no  longer  reachable  from
20       the remaining branches or tags, and reclaim the related storage space.
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22       NOTE: This is one of the few bup commands that modifies your archive in
23       intentionally destructive ways.
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OPTIONS

26       -v, --verbose
27              increase verbosity (can be used more than once).
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29       -#, --compress=#
30              set the compression level to # (a value from 0-9, where 9 is the
31              highest  and 0 is no compression).  The default is 6.  Note that
32              bup rm may only write new commits.
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EXAMPLES

35              # Delete the backup set (branch) foo and a save in bar.
36              $ bup rm /foo /bar/2014-10-21-214720
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SEE ALSO

39       bup-gc(1), bup-save(1), bup-fsck(1), and bup-tag(1)
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BUP

42       Part of the bup(1) suite.
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AUTHORS

45       Rob Browning <rlb@defaultvalue.org>.
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49Bup 0.29.1                        2017-03-26                         bup-rm(1)