---
name: "euscale-terminate-instance-in-auto-scaling-group"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "euca2ools"
version: "3.3.1-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/euscale-terminate-instance-in-auto-scaling-group"
---

# euscale-terminate-instance-in-auto-scaling-group(1)

Manually terminate an auto-scaling instance

## NAME

euscale-terminate-instance-in-auto-scaling-group - Manually terminate an auto-scaling instance

## SYNOPSIS

euscale-terminate-instance-in-auto-scaling-group (**-d** \| **-D**)

- \[--show-long\]

  \[--show-empty-fields\] \[-U URL\] \[--region USER@REGION\] \[-I KEY\_ID\] \[-S KEY\] \[--security-token TOKEN\] \[--debug\] \[--debugger\] \[--version\] \[-h\] INSTANCE

## DESCRIPTION

Manually terminate an auto-scaling instance

### positional arguments:

- INSTANCE

  ID of the instance to terminate (required)

### optional arguments:

- **-d**, **--decrement-desired-capacity**

  also reduce the desired capacity of the auto-scaling group by 1

- **-D**, **--no-decrement-desired-capacity**

  leave the auto-scaling group's desired capacity as-is. A new instance may be launched to compensate for the one being terminated.

- **--show-long**

  show extra info about the instance being terminated

- **--show-empty-fields**

  show empty values as "(nil)"

- **-U** URL, **--url** URL

  auto-scaling service endpoint URL

- **--region** USER@REGION

  region and/or user names to search when looking up config file data

**-I** KEY\_ID, **--access-key-id** KEY\_ID

**-S** KEY, **--secret-key** KEY

**--security-token** TOKEN

- **--debug**

  show debugging output

- **--debugger**

  launch interactive debugger on error

- **--version**

  show the program's version and exit

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit