# `pcluster delete-cluster-instances`
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Initiate the forced termination of all cluster compute nodes. This does not work with AWS Batch clusters.

```
pcluster delete-cluster-instances [-h] 
                 --cluster-name CLUSTER_NAME
                [--debug]
                [--force FORCE]
                [--query QUERY]
                [--region REGION]
```

## Named arguments
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**-h, --help**  
Shows the help text for `pcluster delete-cluster-instances`.

**--cluster-name, -n *CLUSTER\$1NAME***  
Specifies the name of the cluster.

**--debug**  
Enables debug logging.

**--force *FORCE***  
When `true`, forces the deletion by ignoring validation errors. (Defaults to `false`.)

**--query *QUERY***  
Specifies the JMESPath query to perform on the output.

**--region, -r *REGION***  
Specifies the AWS Region to use. The AWS Region must be specified, using the `AWS_DEFAULT_REGION` environment variable, the `region` setting in the `[default]` section of the `~/.aws/config` file, or the `--region` parameter.

```
$ pcluster delete-cluster-instances -n cluster-v3
```