NAME
    gcloud alpha bq datasets delete - delete a BigQuery dataset

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud alpha bq datasets delete DATASET [--remove-tables]
        [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    (ALPHA) Delete a BigQuery dataset.

EXAMPLES
    The following command deletes a dataset with ID my-dataset

        $ gcloud alpha bq datasets delete my-dataset

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     Dataset resource - The BigQuery dataset you want to delete. This
     represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given
     arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

     To set the project attribute:
      ◆ provide the argument dataset on the command line with a fully
        specified name;
      ◆ provide the argument --project on the command line;
      ◆ set the property core/project.

     This must be specified.

       DATASET
          ID of the dataset or fully qualified identifier for the dataset.

          To set the dataset attribute:
          ▸ provide the argument dataset on the command line.

FLAGS
     --remove-tables
        Remove the dataset even if it contains one or more tables. Tables will
        be removed before deleteing dataset.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
    These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file, --account,
    --billing-project, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format,
    --help, --impersonate-service-account, --log-http, --project, --quiet,
    --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity.

    Run $ gcloud help for details.

API REFERENCE
    This command uses the bigquery/v2 API. The full documentation for this API
    can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/

NOTES
    This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this
    command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct
    project, you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early
    access allowlist.

