---
title: "Delete a Bucket"
slug: "delete-a-bucket-s3cmd-tg"
updated: 2026-10-27T17:23:14Z
published: 2026-10-27T17:23:14Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/delete-a-bucket-s3cmd-tg"
---

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# Delete a Bucket

```plaintext
s3cmd [-c CONFIGFILE] rb s3://BUCKET
```

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> This command can be used with the `--recursive` flag which removes the bucket with all of its contents. This form of the command calls the *DeleteObjects* AWS S3 API which is supported from VAST Cluster 3.2.0.

| CONFIGFILE | Configuration file. Defaults to $HOME/.s3cfg |
| --- | --- |
| BUCKET | Name of bucket |

## Example

Delete bucket *bucket1*.

```plaintext
$ s3cmd -c vast.s3cfg rb s3://bucket1
```