tracker-reset - Reset the index and configuration
tracker reset [--hard | --soft] [--config] [--file FILE]
tracker-reset(1) User Commands tracker-reset(1)
NAME
tracker-reset - Reset the index and configuration
SYNOPSIS
tracker reset [--hard | --soft] [--config] [--file FILE]
DESCRIPTION
The reset command will change either your configuration or index irre-
versibly and should be used with care. Other than tags, actual data
(e.g. files) should not be affected by this command.
The "index" is a link between your content (either locally or remotely)
and how it can be found quickly using a number of different queries.
Under the hood, this is done using a database.
Removing all data and starting again from the beginning with an empty
data set (which is a common use of this command) is done by using the
hard reset option. This behaves as if Tracker was just installed.
OPTIONS
-r, --hard
This kills all processes in the same way that tracker daemon
--kill does but it also removes all databases. Restarting
tracker-store re-creates the databases.
-e, --soft
A soft reset works exactly the same way that --hard does, with
the exception that the backup and journal are not removed. These
are restored when tracker-store is restarted. This command is
useful if you have a corrupt database but want to reply the
journal to restore it to the last known good place.
-c, --config
Resets all configuration to its defaults.
-f, --file FILE
Resets all indexed information about FILE, works recursively for
directories. Nothing will be done if FILE is not currently
indexed. After deletion, a request to reindex this data will be
immediately issued.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+--------------------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+--------------------------------+
|Availability | library/desktop/search/tracker |
+---------------+--------------------------------+
|Stability | Pass-through volatile |
+---------------+--------------------------------+
SEE ALSO
tracker-daemon(1). tracker(1).
NOTES
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from https://down-
load.gnome.org/sources/tracker/1.12/tracker-1.12.0.tar.xz
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at https://www.gnome.org/.
GNU September 2014 tracker-reset(1)