lib/PublicInbox/LeiRediff.pm
 lib/PublicInbox/LeiRemote.pm
 lib/PublicInbox/LeiRm.pm
+lib/PublicInbox/LeiRmWatch.pm
 lib/PublicInbox/LeiSavedSearch.pm
 lib/PublicInbox/LeiSearch.pm
 lib/PublicInbox/LeiSelfSocket.pm
 
        'remove imported messages from IMAP, Maildirs, and MH',
        qw(exact! all jobs:i indexed), @c_opt ],
 
-'add-watch' => [ 'LOCATION', 'watch for new messages and flag changes',
+'add-watch' => [ 'LOCATION...', 'watch for new messages and flag changes',
        qw(poll-interval=s state=s recursive|r), @c_opt ],
+'rm-watch' => [ 'LOCATION...', 'remove specified watch(es)',
+       qw(recursive|r), @c_opt ],
 'ls-watch' => [ '[FILTER...]', 'list active watches with numbers and status',
                qw(l z|0), @c_opt ],
 'pause-watch' => [ '[WATCH_NUMBER_OR_FILTER]', qw(all local remote), @c_opt ],
 
                                $sync and $input = 'maildir:'.
                                                $lei->abs_path($input_path);
                                push @md, $input;
+                       } elsif ($self->{missing_ok} && !-e _) {
+                               # for "lei rm-watch" on missing Maildir
+                               $sync and $input = 'maildir:'.
+                                               $lei->abs_path($input_path);
                        } else {
                                return $lei->fail("Unable to handle $input");
                        }
                                        push @{$sync->{ok}}, $input;
                                }
                                push @md, $input;
+                       } elsif ($self->{missing_ok} && !-e $input) {
+                               # for lei rm-watch
+                               $sync and $input = 'maildir:'.
+                                               $lei->abs_path($input);
                        } else {
                                return $lei->fail("Unable to handle $input")
                        }
 
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+# Copyright all contributors <meta@public-inbox.org>
+# License: AGPL-3.0+ <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt>
+
+# "lei rm-watch" command
+package PublicInbox::LeiRmWatch;
+use strict;
+use v5.10.1;
+use parent qw(PublicInbox::LeiInput);
+
+sub lei_rm_watch {
+       my ($lei, @argv) = @_;
+       my $cfg = $lei->_lei_cfg(1);
+       $lei->{opt}->{'mail-sync'} = 1; # for prepare_inputs
+       my $self = bless { missing_ok => 1 }, __PACKAGE__;
+       $self->prepare_inputs($lei, \@argv) or return;
+       for my $w (@{$self->{inputs}}) {
+               $lei->_config('--remove-section', "watch.$w");
+       }
+       delete $lei->{cfg}; # force reload
+       $lei->refresh_watches;
+}
+
+sub _complete_rm_watch {
+       my ($lei, @argv) = @_;
+       my $cfg = $lei->_lei_cfg or return;
+       my $match_cb = $lei->complete_url_prepare(\@argv);
+       my @w = (join("\n", keys %$cfg) =~ m/^watch\.(.+?)\.state$/sgm);
+       map { $match_cb->($_) } @w;
+}
+
+1;
 
 # Copyright all contributors <meta@public-inbox.org>
 # License: AGPL-3.0+ <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt>
 use strict; use v5.10.1; use PublicInbox::TestCommon;
-use File::Path qw(make_path);
+use File::Path qw(make_path remove_tree);
 require_mods('lei');
 my $have_fast_inotify = eval { require Linux::Inotify2 } ||
        eval { require IO::KQueue };
                        'inotify has Maildir watches');
        }
 
-       is(xsys(qw(git config -f), $cfg_f,
-                       '--remove-section', "watch.maildir:$md"),
-               0, 'unset config state');
+       lei_ok 'rm-watch', $md;
+       lei_ok 'ls-watch', \'refresh watches';
+       is($lei_out, '', 'no watches left');
+
+       lei_ok 'add-watch', $md2;
+       remove_tree($md2);
+       lei_ok 'rm-watch', "maildir:".$md2, \'with maildir: prefix';
+       lei_ok 'ls-watch', \'refresh watches';
+       is($lei_out, '', 'no watches left');
+
+       lei_ok 'add-watch', $md;
+       remove_tree($md);
+       lei_ok 'rm-watch', $md, \'absolute path w/ missing dir';
        lei_ok 'ls-watch', \'refresh watches';
        is($lei_out, '', 'no watches left');