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timeshift:tldr:9e7f7
timeshift: Delete a specific snapshot.
$ sudo timeshift --delete --snapshot '${snapshot}'
try on your machine
This command uses the timeshift
program with administrative privileges (sudo
) to delete a specific snapshot specified by the variable ${snapshot}
.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
sudo
: It is used to execute the following command with administrative privileges. This is necessary as thetimeshift
command requires root access to perform certain operations.timeshift
: It is a program used for creating and managing system snapshots on Linux systems to backup and restore the system state.--delete
: This flag is used to indicate that the command will delete a snapshot instead of creating or restoring one.--snapshot '${snapshot}'
: This parameter specifies the particular snapshot that needs to be deleted.${snapshot}
is likely a variable holding the name or ID of the snapshot. The actual value would be provided when running the command.
Overall, this command deletes a specific snapshot stored by timeshift
with administrative privileges.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.