> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.formae.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Cancel a running command > Stop an in-progress apply or destroy without leaving orphaned resources behind. A command you triggered by mistake, or one that is stuck, is its own kind of incident. You can cancel it. ## Cancel it ```bash theme={"languages":{"custom":["/languages/pkl.json"]}} formae cancel ``` With no query, `formae cancel` targets the most recent command. To target specific in-progress commands, pass a query: ```bash theme={"languages":{"custom":["/languages/pkl.json"]}} formae cancel --query="command:apply status:InProgress" ``` ## What cancel does By default, cancel is careful about work that is already in flight: * Only commands in the `InProgress` state can be canceled. * Resources already executing run through to completion, so formae leaves no half-applied or orphaned resources behind. Operations that have not started yet are dropped. * Work already completed is not rolled back. Cancel stops further changes; it does not undo what already happened. This is the live view the moment you cancel. Some resources are already done (the check marks), a couple are still running to completion (the spinner), and the rest are canceled. The progress bar turns red to show the command is being canceled:
  formae status command                                                                                     ↻ live
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     ID                          Command   Mode        Progress                         ✓    ✗    ◐    ○    Time
⣾    3GovHX0bguXAqlm8H98bXBebF5q apply     reconcile   ███████████████████████░░░░ 4/15 4    9    2    0    00:14
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  ▌ Targets
        Label ▲                                                                                   Operation   Time
   ✓    aws-target                                                                                create      00:00

  ▌ Stacks
        Label ▲                                                                                   Operation   Time
   ✓    lifeline                                                                                  create      00:00

  ▌ Resources
        Label ▲                                               Type                                Operation   Time
   ⊘    lifeline-alb-http-ingress                             AWS::EC2::SecurityGroupIngress      create      —
   ⊘    lifeline-alb-sg                                       AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup             create      —
   ✓    lifeline-igw                                          AWS::EC2::InternetGateway           create      00:05
   ⊘    lifeline-igw-attachment                               AWS::EC2::VPCGatewayAttachment      create      —
   ⊘    lifeline-public-route                                 AWS::EC2::Route                     create      —
   ⣾    lifeline-public-rt                                    AWS::EC2::RouteTable                create      00:14
   ⣾    lifeline-public-subnet-1                              AWS::EC2::Subnet                    create      00:14
   ⊘    lifeline-public-subnet-1-assoc                        AWS::EC2::SubnetRouteTableAssocia…  create      —
   ⊘    lifeline-public-subnet-2                              AWS::EC2::Subnet                    create      —
   ⊘    lifeline-public-subnet-2-assoc                        AWS::EC2::SubnetRouteTableAssocia…  create      —
   ⊘    lifeline-task-http-ingress                            AWS::EC2::SecurityGroupIngress      create      —
   ⊘    lifeline-task-sg                                      AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup             create      —
   ✓    lifeline-vpc                                          AWS::EC2::VPC                       create      00:03

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Once the in-flight resources finish, the command settles into a terminal `canceled` state. The resources that completed remain under management: inspect them with `formae inventory`, or remove them with `formae destroy`.
  formae status command                                                                                     ↻ live
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     ID                          Command   Mode        Progress                         ✓    ✗    ◐    ○    Time
⊘    3GovHX0bguXAqlm8H98bXBebF5q apply     reconcile   canceled 6/15                    6    9    0    0    00:22
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

  ▌ Targets
        Label ▲                                                                                   Operation   Time
   ✓    aws-target                                                                                create      00:00

  ▌ Stacks
        Label ▲                                                                                   Operation   Time
   ✓    lifeline                                                                                  create      00:00

  ▌ Resources
        Label ▲                                               Type                                Operation   Time
   ⊘    lifeline-alb-http-ingress                             AWS::EC2::SecurityGroupIngress      create      —
   ⊘    lifeline-alb-sg                                       AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup             create      —
   ✓    lifeline-igw                                          AWS::EC2::InternetGateway           create      00:05
   ⊘    lifeline-igw-attachment                               AWS::EC2::VPCGatewayAttachment      create      —
   ⊘    lifeline-public-route                                 AWS::EC2::Route                     create      —
   ✓    lifeline-public-rt                                    AWS::EC2::RouteTable                create      00:18
   ✓    lifeline-public-subnet-1                              AWS::EC2::Subnet                    create      00:20
   ⊘    lifeline-public-subnet-1-assoc                        AWS::EC2::SubnetRouteTableAssocia…  create      —
   ⊘    lifeline-public-subnet-2                              AWS::EC2::Subnet                    create      —
   ⊘    lifeline-public-subnet-2-assoc                        AWS::EC2::SubnetRouteTableAssocia…  create      —
   ⊘    lifeline-task-http-ingress                            AWS::EC2::SecurityGroupIngress      create      —
   ⊘    lifeline-task-sg                                      AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup             create      —
   ✓    lifeline-vpc                                          AWS::EC2::VPC                       create      00:03

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## See also * [Troubleshoot a failed command](/documentation/guides/troubleshoot-a-failed-command): find out which resource broke and why. * [Incidents and recovery](/documentation/guides/incidents-and-recovery): fix a live incident with a patch and settle up afterwards. * [CLI reference](/documentation/reference/cli): full flags for `apply`, `cancel`, `status`, `inventory`, and `destroy`.