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title: teardown
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- stackql
- stackql-deploy
- infrastructure-as-code
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- stackql
- stackql-deploy
- infrastructure-as-code
- configuration-as-data
description: Documentation for the teardown command in StackQL Deploy
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# <span className="docFieldHeading">`teardown`</span>
Command used to deprovision and remove resources in a specified stack in a given environment.
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## Syntax
<code>stackql-deploy <span className="docFieldHeading">teardown</span> STACK_DIR STACK_ENV [FLAGS]</code>
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## Arguments
| `STACK_DIR` | The directory containing the stack configuration files | `my-stack` |
| `STACK_ENV` | The target environment for tearing down the stack | `dev` |
:::info
`STACK_DIR` can be an absolute or relative path.
`STACK_ENV` is a user-defined environment symbol (e.g., `dev`, `sit`, `prd`) used to tear down your stack in different environments.
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## Optional Flags
| <span class="nowrap">`--log-level`</span> | Set the logging level. Default is `INFO` | `--log-level DEBUG` |
| <span class="nowrap">`--env-file`</span> | Specify an environment variables file. Default is `.env` | `--env-file .env` |
| <span class="nowrap">`-e`</span> <span class="nowrap">`--env`</span> | Set additional environment variables (can be used multiple times) | `--env DB_USER=admin` |
| <span class="nowrap">`--dry-run`</span> | Perform a dry run of the operation. No changes will be made | |
| <span class="nowrap">`--show-queries`</span> | Display the queries executed in the output logs | |
:::tip
Exported variables specified as `protected` in the respective resource definition in the `stackql_manifest.yml` file are obfuscated in the logs by default.
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## Examples
### Teardown a stack in a target environment
Teardown the stack defined in the `azure-stack` directory in the `sit` environment, setting additional environment variables:
```bash
stackql-deploy teardown azure-stack sit \
-e AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID=631d1c6d-0000-0000-0000-688bfe4e1468
```