---
name: "cxl-destroy-region"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ndctl"
version: "85-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cxl-destroy-region"
---

# cxl-destroy-region(1)

destroy specified region(s).

## NAME

cxl-destroy-region - destroy specified region(s).

## SYNOPSIS

```
cxl destroy-region <region> [<options>]
```

## DESCRIPTION

A CXL region is composed of one or more slices of CXL memdevs, with configurable interleave settings - both the number of interleave ways, and the interleave granularity.

## EXAMPLE

```
# cxl destroy-region all
destroyed 2 regions
```

## OPTIONS

\-b, --bus=

Restrict the operation to the specified bus.

- \-f, --force

  Force a destroy operation even if the region is active. This will attempt to disable the region first.

\-d, --decoder=

The root decoder to limit the operation to. Only regions that are children of the specified decoder will be acted upon.

- \--debug

  Turn on additional debug messages including library debug.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2016 - 2022, Intel Corporation. License GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2  \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

[cxl-list(1)](/cxl-list/1.md), [cxl-create-region(1)](/cxl-create-region/1.md)