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.TH "borg-key-remove" "1" "2026-06-16" "" "borg backup tool"
.SH Name
borg-key-remove \- Remove a borg key from the repository.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
borg [common options] key remove [options]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
Remove a borg key from the repository.
.sp
The borg key to remove is selected by exactly one of: \fB\-\-label\fP (its label),
\fB\-\-key\fP (its key id or a unique prefix, see \fBborg key list\fP), or
\fB\-\-passphrase\fP (remove the borg key that was used to unlock the repository now).
.sp
The \fBadmin\fP borg key is protected and cannot be removed, and the last remaining
borg key of a repository cannot be removed either.
.SH OPTIONS
.sp
See \fIborg\-common(1)\fP for common options of Borg commands.
.SS options
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.BI \-\-label \ LABEL
remove the borg key with this label
.TP
.BI \-\-key \ ID
remove the borg key with this id (or unique id prefix)
.TP
.B  \-\-passphrase
remove the borg key that was used to unlock the repository
.UNINDENT
.SH SEE ALSO
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\fIborg\-common(1)\fP
.SH Author
The Borg Collective
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