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atmos devcontainer remove

Use this command to permanently remove a devcontainer. This stops the container if it's running and deletes it.

atmos devcontainer remove --help

Usage​

atmos devcontainer remove <name> [flags]

Arguments​

name
Name of the devcontainer to remove

Flags​

--instance string
Instance name for this devcontainer (default: default)
--force / -f
Force removal even if the container is running

Examples​

# Remove a devcontainer
atmos devcontainer remove geodesic

# Force remove a running devcontainer
atmos devcontainer remove geodesic --force

# Remove a specific instance
atmos devcontainer remove terraform --instance project-a

Behavior​

  • Stops the container if it's running (or immediately if --force is used)
  • Removes the container and its associated data
  • Does not remove the container image (use docker rmi or podman rmi separately if needed)
  • Does not remove named volumes (use docker volume rm or podman volume rm separately if needed)

See Also​