1---
2title: "plugin disable"
3description: "the plugin disable command description and usage"
4keywords: "plugin, disable"
5---
6
7# plugin disable
8
9```markdown
10Usage:  docker plugin disable [OPTIONS] PLUGIN
11
12Disable a plugin
13
14Options:
15  -f, --force   Force the disable of an active plugin
16      --help    Print usage
17```
18
19## Description
20
21Disables a plugin. The plugin must be installed before it can be disabled,
22see [`docker plugin install`](plugin_install.md). Without the `-f` option,
23a plugin that has references (e.g., volumes, networks) cannot be disabled.
24
25## Examples
26
27The following example shows that the `sample-volume-plugin` plugin is installed
28and enabled:
29
30```bash
31$ docker plugin ls
32
33ID            NAME                                    DESCRIPTION                ENABLED
3469553ca1d123  tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin:latest   A test plugin for Docker   true
35```
36
37To disable the plugin, use the following command:
38
39```bash
40$ docker plugin disable tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin
41
42tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin
43
44$ docker plugin ls
45
46ID            NAME                                    DESCRIPTION                ENABLED
4769553ca1d123  tiborvass/sample-volume-plugin:latest   A test plugin for Docker   false
48```
49
50## Related commands
51
52* [plugin create](plugin_create.md)
53* [plugin enable](plugin_enable.md)
54* [plugin inspect](plugin_inspect.md)
55* [plugin install](plugin_install.md)
56* [plugin ls](plugin_ls.md)
57* [plugin push](plugin_push.md)
58* [plugin rm](plugin_rm.md)
59* [plugin set](plugin_set.md)
60* [plugin upgrade](plugin_upgrade.md)
61