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Maintenance

Delete a snapshot

# Delete a specific snapshot by ID
vger snapshot delete a1b2c3d4

Delete a repository

Permanently delete an entire repository and all its snapshots.

# Interactive confirmation (prompts you to type "delete")
vger delete

# Non-interactive (for scripting)
vger delete --yes-delete-this-repo

Prune old snapshots

Apply the retention policy defined in your configuration to remove expired snapshots. Optionally compact the repository after pruning.

vger prune --compact

Verify repository integrity

# Structural integrity check
vger check

# Full data verification (reads and verifies every chunk)
vger check --verify-data

Compact (reclaim space)

After delete or prune, blob data remains in pack files. Run compact to rewrite packs and reclaim disk space.

# Preview what would be repacked
vger compact --dry-run

# Repack to reclaim space
vger compact