To delete an instance named "example-instance" in project "example-project", run:
gdcloud compute instances delete example-instance --project example-project
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--delete-disks DISK_TYPE The types of disks to delete with instance deletion regardless of the
disks' auto-delete configuration on the VM instance. When this flag is
provided, the auto-delete bits on the attached disks are modified
accordingly before the instance deletion request is issued.
DISK_TYPE must be one of:
all: All disks
boot: Only the disks where first partition is reserved for the root filesystem
data: Only non-boot disks
The default is to leave the auto-delete bits on the attached disks unchanged.
--keep-disks DISK_TYPE The types of disks to NOT delete with instance deletion regardless of
the disks' auto-delete configuration on the VM instance. When this flag
is provided, the auto-delete bits on the attached disks are modified
accordingly before the instance deletion request is issued.
DISK_TYPE must be one of:
all: All disks
boot: Only the disks where first partition is reserved for the root filesystem
data: Only non-boot disks
The default is to leave the auto-delete bits on the attached disks unchanged.
GDCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands: --configuration, --format, --help, --project, --quiet.
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