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Delete Task

The delete command in the EasyTask CLI allows users to delete an existing task from the database by specifying the task NAME.

Parameters

Parameter Description
--name Specifies the NAME of the task to be deleted.
--instance Specifies the INSTANCE to which the task belongs.

🖥️ Basic Usage

easytask.bin database task delete -h 
usage: easytask.bin database task delete [-h] --name NAME --instance INSTANCE

options:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit
  --name NAME          Task name to delete
  --instance INSTANCE  Instance identifier for the task

Sample Input

easytask.bin database task delete --name task_name --instance default

Sample Output

Task Validations done 
All tasks deleted successfully..

Example

(venv) USERNAME@HOSTNAME~/PROJECT_DIR/APP_NAME$ easytask.bin database task delete --name task2 --instance default

Deleting task with arguments: {'debug': False, 'category': 'database', 'db_operation': 'task', 'operation': 'delete', 'name': 'task2', 'instance': 'default', 'func': <function add_db_task_args.<locals>.<lambda> at 0x7f207a4dbce0>}
[INFO] [easytask_cli_v2:validate_task:1446] Validating task: {'tid': 1004, 'instance': 'default', 'name': 'task2'} for DELETE
[INFO] Message published successfully.
[INFO] Publish Status
[INFO] {'event_time': '2026-02-10 23:38:23.233196', 'publish_time': '2026-02-10 23:38:23.374251', 'status': 'SUCCESS', 'ret_code': 0}
[INFO] eventrecord
[INFO] All tasks deleted successfully.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I recover a deleted task? A: No, deletion is permanent. Re-insert the task using the insert command if needed.

Q: Does deleting a task stop its currently running instance? A: No, you need to use the terminate_task event command to stop a running instance.

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