---
title: influxd-ctl kill-copy-shard
description: The influxd-ctl kill-copy-shard command aborts an in-progress copy-shard operation.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/kill-copy-shard/
estimated_tokens: 209
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/kill-copy-shard/
date: '2023-10-05T14:23:52-06:00'
lastmod: '2023-10-05T14:23:52-06:00'
---

The `influxd-ctl kill-copy-shard` command aborts an in-progress[copy-shard operation](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/copy-shard.).

## Usage

```sh
influxd-ctl kill-copy-shard <src-tcp-address> <dest-tcp-addr> <shard-id>
```

## Arguments

* **src-tcp-address**: TCP bind address of the source data node (`host:port`)
* **dest-tcp-addr**: TCP bind address of the destination data node (`host:port`)
* **shard-id**: Shard ID

## Flags

*See [`influxd-ctl` global flags](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/#influxd-ctl-global-flags).*

## Examples

```sh
influxd-ctl kill-copy-shard data-node-02:8088 data-node-03:8088 39
```

#### Related

* [influxd-ctl copy-shard-status](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/copy-shard-status/)
* [influxd-ctl copy-shard](/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/copy-shard/)