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.TH "GT-ADMIN-USER-DELETE" "1" "Nov 2026" "gitea-cli" "gitea-cli Manual"

.SH NAME
gt-admin-user-delete - Delete an account


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgt admin user delete <username> [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
Delete an account. Gitea refuses while the user owns repositories or organizations, unless
--purge deletes the account with everything it owns.


.SH OPTIONS
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	help for delete

.PP
\fB--purge\fP[=false]
	Also delete the user's repositories, packages, organization memberships and the organizations they solely own


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
\fB--debug\fP[=false]
	Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr

.PP
\fB--host\fP=""
	Gitea instance \fBURL\fR, including any base path

.PP
\fB--interactive\fP[=false]
	Allow prompts with machine output

.PP
\fB--no-input\fP[=false]
	Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions

.PP
\fB--sudo\fP=""
	Perform API requests as this \fBuser\fR (requires an administrator account)

.PP
\fB--user\fP=""
	Account \fBname\fR on the selected instance

.PP
\fB-y\fP, \fB--yes\fP[=false]
	Accept confirmations without prompting


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
$ gt admin user delete spammer
# also delete the user's repositories, packages and organization memberships (and organizations they solely own)
$ gt admin user delete spammer --purge
.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBgt-admin-user(1)\fP