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# delete

Delete one or more pod(s)

```
Usage: pi delete pods POD [OPTIONS]

Delete a pod

          -e, --access-key                API access key
          -k, --secret-key                API secret key
          -r, --region                    Region name, default: gcp-us-central1
          -u, --user                      Username
          --all                           Delete all resources, including uninitialized ones, in the namespace of the specified resource types.
          --force                         Immediate deletion of some resources may result in inconsistency or data loss and requires confirmation.
          --grace-period                  Period of time in seconds given to the resource to terminate gracefully. Ignored if negative.
          --now                           If true, resources are signaled for immediate shutdown (same as --grace-period=1).
```

```bash
$ pi delete pods busybox
pod "busybox" deleted
```