NAME

       aws-nuke - Delete a whole AWS account and all resources

DESCRIPTION

       A  tool  which  removes  every  resource  from  an  AWS  account.   Use  it with caution, since it cannot
       distinguish between production and non-production.

   Usage:
              aws-nuke [flags] aws-nuke [command]

   Available Commands:
       completion
              Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell

       help   Help about any command

              resource-types lists all available resource types version        shows version of this application

   Flags:
       --access-key-id string
              AWS access key ID for accessing the AWS API.  Must  be  used  together  with  --secret-access-key.
              Cannot be used together with --profile.

       --assume-role-arn string
              AWS  IAM  role  arn  to  assume. The credentials provided via --access-key-id or --profile must be
              allowed to assume this role.

       -c, --config string
              (required) Path to the nuke config file.

       --default-region string
              Custom default region name.

       -e, --exclude strings
              Prevent nuking of certain resource types (eg IAMServerCertificate). This flag can be used multiple
              times.

       --force
              Don't ask for confirmation before deleting resources. Instead it waits 15s before continuing.  Set
              --force-sleep to change the wait time.

       --force-sleep int
              If specified and --force is set, wait this many seconds before deleting resources. Defaults to 15.
              (default 15)

       -h, --help
              help for aws-nuke

       --max-wait-retries int
              If  specified, the program will exit if resources are stuck in waiting for this many iterations. 0
              (default) disables early exit.

       --no-dry-run
              If specified, it actually deletes found resources. Otherwise it just lists all candidates.

       --profile string
              Name of  the  AWS  profile  name  for  accessing  the  AWS  API.  Cannot  be  used  together  with
              --access-key-id and --secret-access-key.

       -q, --quiet
              Don't show filtered resources.

       --secret-access-key string
              AWS  secret  access  key  for  accessing  the AWS API. Must be used together with --access-key-id.
              Cannot be used together with --profile.

       --session-token string
              AWS session token for accessing the AWS API.  Must  be  used  together  with  --access-key-id  and
              --secret-access-key. Cannot be used together with --profile.

       -t, --target strings
              Limit  nuking  to certain resource types (eg IAMServerCertificate). This flag can be used multiple
              times.

       -v, --verbose
              Enables debug output.

       Use "aws-nuke [command] --help" for more information about a command.

aws-nuke 2.16.0                                     June 2025                                        AWS-NUKE(1)