What is the kubectl delete?

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**kubectl delete** — **deleting** resources.

```bash
# Basic commands
kubectl delete pod pod_name
kubectl delete pod pod_name -n production
kubectl delete pod pod_name --grace-period=0 --force

# Deployment
kubectl delete deployment myapp
kubectl delete deployment myapp -n production
kubectl delete deployment myapp --cascade=background
kubectl delete deployment my_name --ignore-not-found

# Service
kubectl delete svc my-service
kubectl delete svc my-service -n production

# ConfigMap/Secret
kubectl delete configmap my-config
kubectl delete secret my-secret

# Ingress
kubectl delete ingress my-ingress
kubectl delete ingress my-ingress -n production

# All Pods with label
kubectl delete pods -l app=myapp
kubectl delete pods -l app=myapp -n production

# All Pods in namespace
kubectl delete pods --all -n production

# All Pods in all namespaces
kubectl delete pods --all-namespaces

# Delete by label (all resources)
kubectl delete all -l app=myapp
kubectl delete all -l app=myapp -n production

# Delete by file
kubectl delete -f deployment.yaml
kubectl delete -f deployment.yaml -n production
kubectl delete -f deployment.yaml --ignore-not-found

# Delete all (careful!)
kubectl delete pods --all -n production --grace-period=0 --force
kubectl delete all --all -n production --grace-period=0 --force
```

**Options:**
- --grace-period: time for graceful shutdown.
- --force: forced deletion.
- --cascade: dependency deletion (background/foreground/orphan).
- --ignore-not-found: don't error if not found.

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