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The `leave` command triggers a graceful leave and shutdown of the agent. It is used to ensure other nodes see the agent as left instead of failed. Nodes that leave will not attempt to re-join the cluster on restarting with a snapshot.
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# Consul Leave
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Command: `consul leave`
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The `leave` command triggers a graceful leave and shutdown of the agent.
It is used to ensure other nodes see the agent as "left" instead of
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"failed". Nodes that leave will not attempt to re-join the cluster
on restarting with a snapshot.
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For nodes in server mode, the node is removed from the Raft peer set
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in a graceful manner. This is critical, as in certain situations a
non-graceful leave can affect cluster availability.
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## Usage
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Usage: `consul leave`
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The command-line flags are all optional. The list of available flags are:
* `-rpc-addr` - Address to the RPC server of the agent you want to contact
to send this command. If this isn't specified, the command will contact
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"127.0.0.1:8400" which is the default RPC address of a Consul agent.
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