LOCALSEARCH-RESET(1)

💅 localsearch-reset(1) — Erase the indexed data 💅

💖 NAME 💖

Bestie, this is localsearch-reset: the command that erases the indexed data. That’s the job. Iconic, honestly. ✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

localsearch reset [--filesystem] [--file FILE]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so first things first: the reset command will change either your configuration or index irreversibly, and it should be used with care. This is not a drill. 🫶

⚠️ Irreversible means irreversible, bestie. Please use this command with care.

Other than tags, actual data (e.g. files) should not be affected by this command. So your files should be okay — that’s the part we like. 🙈

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. Very database-core of it. 💅

Removing all data and starting again from the beginning with an empty data set (which is a common use of this command) will make LocalSearch behave as if it was just installed. It’s giving fresh install energy, fr fr. 🌈

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• -s, --filesystem — Removes indexed filesystem data. The indexer will automatically re-create its cache from the filesystem when it restarts. This option is the default if no arguments are given. 🗂️
• -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. 🔁

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• localsearch-daemon(1).
• localsearch-3(1).

This page is from the LocalSearch manual, version 3.12.0, dated 09/15/2026. Bye bestie, go reset responsibly! 💖🎀🦋