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 }
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+```hcl
+# Delete an Elastic Cloud deployment
+# To target a specific deployment for destruction, Terraform provides the --target option. This option allows you to specify a particular resource that you want to destroy, leaving the rest of your infrastructure intact.
+# The command syntax is as follows: terraform destroy --target <resourceType.resourceName>
+# Let's assume we want to delete the previously created deployment
+terraform destroy --target ec_deployment.example_minimal
+```
+
 ## Developer Requirements
 
 - [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/downloads.html) 0.13+