desync-prune(1)

desync-prune1

Remove unreferenced chunks from a store

Usage

desync prune <index> [<index> ...] [flags]

Overview

Read chunk IDs from index files and delete all chunks from a store that are not referenced in any of the provided index files. This is a destructive operation; a confirmation prompt is shown before any chunks are deleted unless --yes is used. Use '-' to read a single index from STDIN.

Options

--ca-cert=""
trust authorities in this file, instead of OS trust store

-r, --cache-repair[=true]
replace invalid chunks in the cache from source

--client-cert=""
path to client certificate for TLS authentication

--client-key=""
path to client key for TLS authentication

-n, --concurrency=10
number of concurrent goroutines, -1 to let desync choose: the number of CPUs for chunking and hashing, adapting to each store up to 128 for transfers

-e, --error-retry=3
number of times to retry in case of network error

-b, --error-retry-base-interval=500ms
initial retry delay, increases linearly with each subsequent attempt

-h, --help[=false]
help for prune

-s, --store=""
store to prune

-t, --trust-insecure[=false]
trust invalid certificates

-y, --yes[=false]
do not ask for confirmation before deleting chunks

Options inherited from parent commands

--config=""
config file (default $HOME/.config/desync/config.json)

--digest="sha512-256"
digest algorithm, sha512-256 or sha256

--verbose[=false]
verbose mode

Examples

  desync prune -s /path/to/local --yes file.caibx
  desync prune -s /path/to/local current.caibx previous.caibx

History

20-Oct-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra

From desync 1.1.5-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.