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