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cfn-delete-stack

Description

Delete an existing stack

Syntax

cfn-delete-stack StackName common-options

Options

Name Description Required

Name	Description	Required
`StackName`	The name of the stack you want to delete. You can also set this value using `--stack-name`. Type: String Default: None	Yes
`--force`	Delete the stack without a confirmation prompt. Type: String Default: `false` Valid value: `true` \| `false`	No

StackName

The name of the stack you want to delete. You can also set this value using --stack-name.

Type: String

Default: None

Yes

--force

Delete the stack without a confirmation prompt.

Type: String

Default: false

Valid value: true | false

Output

The command returns no output. Use cfn-describe-stacks to discover the stack delete status.

AWS CloudFormation displays errors on stderr.

Examples

Example Request

This example deletes a stack named example-stack.

PROMPT> cfn-delete-stack example-stack

Warning: Deleting a stack will lead to deallocation of all of the stack's
                        resources. Are you sure you want to delete this stack? [Ny] y

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