public-inbox-purge1

Usage

Overview

public-inbox-purge allows removing entire messages in a given inbox from history. It is only intended as a last resort, as it will cause discontiguous git history and draw more attention to the sensitive data in mirrors.

For removing spam, public-inbox-learn(1) is preferable as it preserves contiguous git history.

For editing sensitive information out of messages, consider public-inbox-edit(1), instead, but keep in mind it still leads to discontiguous git history.

Options

--all

Purge the message in all inboxes configured in ~/.public-inbox/config. This is an alternative to specifying individual inboxes directories on the command-line.

Environment

PI_CONFIG

The default config file, normally "~/.public-inbox/config". See public-inbox-config(5)

Limitations

Only public-inbox-v2-format(5) inboxes are supported.

This is safe to run while normal inbox writing tools (public-inbox-mda(1), public-inbox-watch(1), public-inbox-learn(1)) are active.

Running this in parallel with public-inbox-xcpdb(1) or "public-inbox-index --reindex" can lead to errors or purged data remaining indexed.

Incremental public-inbox-index(1) (without "--reindex") is fine.

Keep in mind this is a last resort, as it will be disruptive to anyone using git(1) to mirror the inbox being purged.

Contact

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