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description: "Delete a repository"
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# gt repo delete

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Delete a repository

## Synopsis

```text
Delete a repository with its issues, pull requests, releases and wiki. This cannot be undone.
```

```
gt repo delete [<repository>] [flags]
```

## Examples

```
# Delete a repository after typing its name
$ gt repo delete alice/old-project

# Delete without a prompt
$ gt repo delete alice/old-project --yes
```

## Options

```
  -h, --help   help for delete
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --cwd directory       Working directory for repository discovery
      --debug               Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr
      --host URL            Gitea instance URL, including any base path
      --interactive         Allow prompts with machine output
  -q, --jq expression       Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json
      --json fields[="*"]   Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields
      --no-input            Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions
      --remote remote       Git remote used for repository discovery
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO     Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL
      --sudo user           Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)
      --user name           Account name on the selected instance
  -y, --yes                 Accept confirmations without prompting
```

## SEE ALSO

* [gt repo](../repo/index.md): Work with Gitea repositories