ec2-delete-volume

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Description

Deletes an Amazon EBS volume that you own. For more information about Amazon EBS, go to the

	Note
	The volume remains in the deleting state for several minutes after you enter this command.

ec2-delete-volume volume_id

Name Description Required

Name	Description	Required
`volume_id`	The ID of the volume to delete. The volume remains in the "deleting" state for several minutes after entering this command. Type: String Default: None Example: vol-4282672b	Yes

volume_id

The ID of the volume to delete. The volume remains in the "deleting" state for several minutes after entering this command.

Type: String

Default: None

Example: vol-4282672b

Yes

The command returns a table that contains the following information:

Amazon EC2 displays errors on stderr.

This example deletes volume vol-4282672b.

PROMPT> ec2-delete-volume vol-4282672b
VOLUME vol-4282672b

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