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doctl secrets delete

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Usage 

doctl secrets delete <name> [flags]

Aliases 

d, rm

Description

Schedules a secret container for soft deletion.

Example

The following example deletes a secret:

doctl secrets delete my-secret --region nyc3 --force

Flags

Option Description
--force, -f Delete the secret without a confirmation prompt.
Default: false
--help, -h Help for this command
--region Region where the secret is stored. If omitted, you are prompted when running with –interactive.
Command Description
doctl secrets Display commands to manage Secrets Manager

Global Flags

Option Description
--access-token, -t API V2 access token
--api-url, -u Override default API endpoint
--config, -c Specify a custom config file
Default:
    --context Specify a custom authentication context name
    --http-retry-max Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
    Default: 5
    --http-retry-wait-max Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
    Default: 30
    --http-retry-wait-min Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
    Default: 1
    --interactive Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
    Default: false
    --output, -o Desired output format [text|json]
    Default: text
    --trace Show a log of network activity while performing a command
    Default: false
    --verbose, -v Enable verbose output
    Default: false

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