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title: "rb"
slug: "rb"
updated: 2026-10-08T04:57:27Z
published: 2026-10-08T04:57:27Z
canonical: "cli.ncloud-docs.com/rb"
---

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# rb

Available in Classic and VPC

Delete an empty bucket in Ncloud Storage.

              Caution

              

Deleted buckets and objects cannot be recovered. Using the `--force` option will delete all objects in the bucket before deleting the bucket itself, so verify the target bucket before running this command.

## Syntax

The `rb` syntax is as follows:

```
aws s3 rb \
    <s3-uri> \
    [--force] \
    --endpoint-url <endpoint-url>
```

## Options

This section describes the options available when running `rb`.

### Required options

The following options are required for `rb`.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `&lt;s3-uri&gt;` | String | Required | Bucket S3 URI - `s3://{bucket_name}` format |

### Optional options

These are the optional options for `rb`. Options that are not specified will use their default values.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--force` | Boolean | Optional | Deletes all objects in the bucket, then deletes the bucket. - Objects with version IDs cannot be deleted. |

### Common options

For information about the options common to all `aws` subcommands, see [Ncloud Storage options](/docs/en/storage-ncloudstorage#%EC%98%B5%EC%85%98).

## Examples

When you run the command, the name of the deleted bucket is displayed. If you use the `--force` option, the path of the deleted object is also displayed.

### Command

The following is an example command for deleting an empty bucket.

```
aws s3 rb s3://my-temp-bucket \
    --endpoint-url=https://kr.ncloudstorage.com
```

The following is an example command for deleting a non-empty bucket along with its objects.

```
aws s3 rb s3://my-temp-bucket \
    --force \
    --endpoint-url=https://kr.ncloudstorage.com
```

### Output

The following is an example output for deleting an empty bucket.

```
remove_bucket: my-temp-bucket
```

The following is an example output for deleting a non-empty bucket along with its objects.

```
delete: s3://my-temp-bucket/img/photo.jpg
delete: s3://my-temp-bucket/docs/report.txt
remove_bucket: my-temp-bucket
```

If you delete a non-empty bucket without the `--force` option, the following error message is displayed.

```
remove_bucket failed: s3://my-temp-bucket An error occurred (BucketNotEmpty) when calling the DeleteBucket operation: The bucket you tried to delete is not empty.
```