7.2. Canceling a build

You can cancel a build using the web console, or with the following CLI command.

Procedure

To manually cancel a build, enter the following command:
```
$ oc cancel-build <build_name>
```

You can cancel multiple builds with the following CLI command.

Procedure

To manually cancel multiple builds, enter the following command:
```
$ oc cancel-build <build1_name> <build2_name> <build3_name>
```

You can cancel all builds from the build configuration with the following CLI command.

Procedure

To cancel all builds, enter the following command:
```
$ oc cancel-build bc/<buildconfig_name>
```

You can cancel all builds in a given state, such as new or pending, while ignoring the builds in other states.

Procedure

To cancel all in a given state, enter the following command:
```
$ oc cancel-build bc/<buildconfig_name>
```