DockerCLI/docs/reference/commandline/service_rm.md

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# service rm

```Markdown
Usage:	docker service rm SERVICE [SERVICE...]

Remove one or more services

Aliases:
  rm, remove

Options:
      --help   Print usage
```

Removes the specified services from the swarm. This command has to be run
targeting a manager node.

For example, to remove the redis service:

```bash
$ docker service rm redis
redis
$ docker service ls
ID            NAME   SCALE  IMAGE        COMMAND
```

> **Warning**: Unlike `docker rm`, this command does not ask for confirmation
> before removing a running service.



## Related information

* [service create](service_create.md)
* [service inspect](service_inspect.md)
* [service ls](service_ls.md)
* [service scale](service_scale.md)
* [service ps](service_ps.md)
* [service update](service_update.md)