doctl compute droplet delete xyz when there are <>1 droplets with the name xyz

Hello Albert,

Indeed, as the --all flag doesn’t exist for the doctl compute droplet delete command, you can achieve your goal by combining a few commands. You can list all Droplets, filter those with the name ‘xyz’, extract their IDs, and then delete each one. Here’s how you can do it in a shell script or command line:

doctl compute droplet list --format "ID,Name" --no-header | grep " xyz" | awk '{print $1}' | xargs -I {} doctl compute droplet delete {} -f

This command sequence does the following:

• Lists all Droplets, outputting only their ID and Name without headers.
• Filters the list to include only those with the name ‘xyz’.
• Extracts the IDs of these Droplets.
• Passes each ID to doctl compute droplet delete to delete the Droplets without confirmation prompts.

Note that this is a destructive action so make sure to test this script with caution, especially when using -f to force deletion without confirmation. You can for example only run the first part to view the IDs that will be passed to the delete command:

doctl compute droplet list --format "ID,Name" --no-header | grep " xyz" | awk '{print $1}'

Regarding your suggestion to have a more straightforward way to handle this, I recommend submitting a feature request to the doctl GitHub repository. You can propose the addition of an --all flag or a similar feature that allows users to delete multiple droplets by name more seamlessly. Here’s the link to create a new issue: Submit a Feature Request to doctl.

If you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask!

Best,

Bobby