.TH "MU REMOVE" "1" 


.SH "NAME"
.PP
\fBmu\d\s-2remove\s+2\u\fP - remove messages from the database.

.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
\fBmu [common-options] remove [options] <file> [<files>]\fP

.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBmu remove\fP removes specific messages from the database, each of them specified by
their filename. The files do not have to exist in the file system.

.SH "REMOVE OPTIONS"
.SS "--muhome"
.PP
use a non-default directory to store and read the database, write the logs, etc.
By default, \fBmu\fP uses the XDG Base Directory Specification (e.g. on GNU/Linux this
defaults to \fI~/.cache/mu\fP and \fI~/.config/mu\fP). Earlier versions of \fBmu\fP defaulted to
\fI~/.mu\fP, which now requires \fI\-\-muhome=~/.mu\fP.

.PP
The environment variable \fBMUHOME\fP can be used as an alternative to \fB--muhome\fP. The
latter has precedence.

.SH "COMMON OPTIONS"
.SS "-d, --debug"
.PP
makes mu generate extra debug information, useful for debugging the program
itself. By default, debug information goes to the log file, ~/.cache/mu/mu.log.
It can safely be deleted when mu is not running. When running with --debug
option, the log file can grow rather quickly. See the note on logging below.

.SS "-q, --quiet"
.PP
causes mu not to output informational messages and progress information to
standard output, but only to the log file. Error messages will still be sent to
standard error. Note that mu index is much faster with --quiet, so it is
recommended you use this option when using mu from scripts etc.

.SS "--log-stderr"
.PP
causes mu to not output log messages to standard error, in addition to sending
them to the log file.

.SS "--nocolor"
.PP
do not use ANSI colors. The environment variable \fBNO\d\s-2COLOR\s+2\u\fP can be used as an
alternative to \fB--nocolor\fP.

.SS "-V, --version"
.PP
prints mu version and copyright information.

.SS "-h, --help"
.PP
lists the various command line options.

.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
.PP
Please report bugs at \fIhttps://github.com/djcb/mu/issues\fP.

.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>

.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.PP
This manpage is part of \fBmu\fP 1.10.8.

.PP
Copyright © 2022-2023 Dirk-Jan C. Binnema. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3
or later \fIhttps://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\fP. This is free software: you are
free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by law.

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBmu(1)\fP, \fBmu-index(1)\fP, \fBmu-add(1)\fP