**Example 1: To delete the specified Auto Scaling group** This example deletes the specified Auto Scaling group. :: aws autoscaling delete-auto-scaling-group \ --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg This command produces no output. For more information, see `Deleting your Auto Scaling infrastructure <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/as-process-shutdown.html>`__ in the *Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide*. **Example 2: To force delete the specified Auto Scaling group** To delete the Auto Scaling group without waiting for the instances in the group to terminate, use the ``--force-delete`` option. :: aws autoscaling delete-auto-scaling-group \ --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg \ --force-delete This command produces no output. For more information, see `Deleting your Auto Scaling infrastructure <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/as-process-shutdown.html>`__ in the *Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide*.