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# bregctl evidence-retention erase-expired command reference

> Generated syntax and options for bregctl evidence-retention erase-expired.

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Delete expired assertion bytes and verification context; receipts remain replayable.

## Contract status

This page is generated from the public Clap command tree for Registry Stack source version `0.30.0` and catalog SHA-256 `2221f17eae216048d4cfaf7f66e3dcd68a250f6f6de4e24b177441819192b475`. Hidden implementation commands are omitted.

## Usage

```text
bregctl evidence-retention erase-expired [OPTIONS] --runtime-config <RUNTIME_CONFIG> --before <BEFORE>
```

## Options

| Option | Always required | Default | Values | Environment | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--runtime-config <RUNTIME_CONFIG>` | Yes | n/a | n/a | n/a | Absolute runtime configuration path containing the migration connection binding |
| `--before <BEFORE>` | Yes | n/a | n/a | n/a | RFC 3339 expiry cutoff, no later than the current time |
| `--format <FORMAT>` | No | `human` | `human`, `json` | n/a | Emit the selected command's report in this format |
| `-h, --help` | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | Print help |

## Generation contract

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