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aws-nuke

NAME:
   aws-nuke - remove everything from an aws account

USAGE:
   aws-nuke [global options] command [command options] 

VERSION:
   3.0.0-dev

AUTHOR:
   Erik Kristensen <[email protected]>

COMMANDS:
   run, nuke                       run nuke against an aws account and remove everything from it
   account-details, account        list details about the AWS account that the tool is authenticated to
   explain-config                  explain the configuration file and the resources that will be nuked
   resource-types, list-resources  list available resources to nuke
   help, h                         Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --help, -h     show help
   --version, -v  print the version

aws-nuke run

NAME:
   aws-nuke run - run nuke against an aws account and remove everything from it

USAGE:
   aws-nuke run [command [command options]]

OPTIONS:
   --config string, -c string                                                                   path to config file (default: "config.yaml")
   --include string, --target string [ --include string, --target string ]                      only run against these resource types
   --exclude string, --exclude-resource string [ --exclude string, --exclude-resource string ]  exclude these resource types
   --cloud-control string [ --cloud-control string ]                                            use these resource types with the Cloud Control API instead of the default
   --quiet, -q                                                                                  hide filtered messages (default: false)
   --no-dry-run                                                                                 actually run the removal of the resources after discovery (default: false)
   --no-prompt, --force                                                                         disable prompting for verification to run (default: false)
   --prompt-delay int, --force-sleep int                                                        seconds to delay after prompt before running (minimum: 3 seconds) (default: 10)
   --max-wait-retries int                                                                       maximum number of retries to wait for dependencies to be removed (default: 0)
   --run-sleep-delay duration                                                                   time to sleep between run/loops of resource deletions, default is 5 seconds (default: 5s) [$AWS_NUKE_RUN_SLEEP_DELAY]
   --no-alias-check                                                                             disable aws account alias check - requires entry in config as well (default: false)
   --feature-flag string [ --feature-flag string ]                                              enable experimental behaviors that may not be fully tested or supported
   --default-region string                                                                      the default aws region to use when setting up the aws auth session [$AWS_DEFAULT_REGION]
   --access-key-id string                                                                       the aws access key id to use when setting up the aws auth session [$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID]
   --secret-access-key string                                                                   the aws secret access key to use when setting up the aws auth session [$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY]
   --session-token string                                                                       the aws session token to use when setting up the aws auth session, typically used for temporary credentials [$AWS_SESSION_TOKEN]
   --profile string                                                                             the aws profile to use when setting up the aws auth session, typically used for shared credentials files [$AWS_PROFILE]
   --assume-role-arn string                                                                     the role arn to assume using the credentials provided in the profile or statically set [$AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN]
   --assume-role-session-name string                                                            the session name to provide for the assumed role [$AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_SESSION_NAME]
   --assume-role-external-id string                                                             the external id to provide for the assumed role [$AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_EXTERNAL_ID]
   --log-level string, -l string                                                                Log Level (default: "info") [$LOGLEVEL, $AWS_NUKE_LOG_LEVEL]
   --log-caller                                                                                 log the caller (aka line number and file) (default: false) [$AWS_NUKE_LOG_CALLER]
   --log-disable-colors, --log-disable-color                                                    disable log coloring (default: false) [$AWS_NUKE_LOG_DISABLE_COLORS]
   --log-force-colors                                                                           force enable log output to always show colors (default: false) [$AWS_NUKE_LOG_FORCE_COLORS]
   --log-full-timestamp                                                                         force log output to always show full timestamp (default: false)
   --log-format string                                                                          log format (default: "standard") [$AWS_NUKE_LOG_FORMAT]
   --json                                                                                       output as json, shorthand for --log-format=json (default: false) [$AWS_NUKE_LOG_FORMAT_JSON]
   --help, -h                                                                                   show help

aws-nuke explain-account

This command shows you details of how you are authenticated to AWS.

NAME:
   aws-nuke explain-account - explain the account and authentication method used to authenticate against AWS

USAGE:
   aws-nuke explain-account [command options] [arguments...]

DESCRIPTION:
   explain the account and authentication method used to authenticate against AWS

OPTIONS:
   --config value, -c value          path to config file (default: "config.yaml")
   --default-region value            the default aws region to use when setting up the aws auth session [$AWS_DEFAULT_REGION]
   --access-key-id value             the aws access key id to use when setting up the aws auth session [$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID]
   --secret-access-key value         the aws secret access key to use when setting up the aws auth session [$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY]
   --session-token value             the aws session token to use when setting up the aws auth session, typically used for temporary credentials [$AWS_SESSION_TOKEN]
   --profile value                   the aws profile to use when setting up the aws auth session, typically used for shared credentials files [$AWS_PROFILE]
   --assume-role-arn value           the role arn to assume using the credentials provided in the profile or statically set [$AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN]
   --assume-role-session-name value  the session name to provide for the assumed role [$AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_SESSION_NAME]
   --assume-role-external-id value   the external id to provide for the assumed role [$AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_EXTERNAL_ID]
   --log-level value, -l value       Log Level (default: "info") [$LOGLEVEL]
   --log-caller                      log the caller (aka line number and file) (default: false)
   --log-disable-color               disable log coloring (default: false)
   --log-full-timestamp              force log output to always show full timestamp (default: false)
   --help, -h                        show help

explain-account example output

Overview:
> Account ID:       123456789012
> Account ARN:      arn:aws:iam::123456789012:root
> Account UserID:   AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE:root
> Account Alias:    no-alias-123456789012
> Default Region:   us-east-2
> Enabled Regions:  [global ap-south-1 ca-central-1 eu-central-1 us-west-1 us-west-2 eu-north-1 eu-west-3 eu-west-2 eu-west-1 ap-northeast-3 ap-northeast-2 ap-northeast-1 sa-east-1 ap-southeast-1 ap-southeast-2 us-east-1 us-east-2]

Authentication:
> Method: Static Keys
> Access Key ID:    AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE

aws-nuke explain-config

This command will explain the configuration file and the resources that will be nuked for the targeted account.

NAME:
   aws-nuke explain-config - explain the configuration file and the resources that will be nuked for an account

USAGE:
   aws-nuke explain-config [command options] [arguments...]

DESCRIPTION:
   explain the configuration file and the resources that will be nuked for an account that
   is defined within the configuration. You may either specific an account using the --account-id flag or
   leave it empty to use the default account that can be authenticated against. You can optionally list out included,
   excluded and resources with filters with their respective with flags.

OPTIONS:
   --config value, -c value          path to config file (default: "config.yaml")
   --account-id value                the account id to check against the configuration file, if empty, it will use whatever account can be authenticated against
   --with-filtered                   print out resource types that have filters defined against them (default: false)
   --with-included                   print out the included resource types (default: false)
   --with-excluded                   print out the excluded resource types (default: false)
   --default-region value            the default aws region to use when setting up the aws auth session [$AWS_DEFAULT_REGION]
   --access-key-id value             the aws access key id to use when setting up the aws auth session [$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID]
   --secret-access-key value         the aws secret access key to use when setting up the aws auth session [$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY]
   --session-token value             the aws session token to use when setting up the aws auth session, typically used for temporary credentials [$AWS_SESSION_TOKEN]
   --profile value                   the aws profile to use when setting up the aws auth session, typically used for shared credentials files [$AWS_PROFILE]
   --assume-role-arn value           the role arn to assume using the credentials provided in the profile or statically set [$AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_ARN]
   --assume-role-session-name value  the session name to provide for the assumed role [$AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_SESSION_NAME]
   --assume-role-external-id value   the external id to provide for the assumed role [$AWS_ASSUME_ROLE_EXTERNAL_ID]
   --log-level value, -l value       Log Level (default: "info") [$LOGLEVEL]
   --log-caller                      log the caller (aka line number and file) (default: false)
   --log-disable-color               disable log coloring (default: false)
   --log-full-timestamp              force log output to always show full timestamp (default: false)
   --help, -h                        show help

explain-config example output

Configuration Details

Account ID:       012345678912
Resource Types:   442 (total)
      Included:   429
      Excluded:   13
Filter Presets:   2
Resource Filters: 24

Note: use --with-filtered to see resources with filters defined
Note: use --with-included to see included resource types that will be nuked
Note: use --with-excluded to see excluded resource types