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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 <erik@erikkristensen.com>

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
   config-details                  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 options] [arguments...]

OPTIONS:
   --config value                                                       path to config file (default: "config.yaml")
   --include value, --target value [ --include value, --target value ]  only run against these resource types
   --exclude value [ --exclude value ]                                  exclude these resource types
   --cloud-control value [ --cloud-control value ]                      use these resource types with the Cloud Control API instead of the default
   --quiet                                                              hide filtered messages (default: false)
   --no-dry-run                                                         actually run the removal of the resources after discovery (default: false)
   --no-alias-check                                                     disable aws account alias check - requires entry in config as well (default: false)
   --no-prompt, --force                                                 disable prompting for verification to run (default: false)
   --prompt-delay value, --force-sleep value                            seconds to delay after prompt before running (minimum: 3 seconds) (default: 10)
   --feature-flag value [ --feature-flag value ]                        enable experimental behaviors that may not be fully tested or supported
   --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  

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