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@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ List pods in the namespace.
 * `-ns/--namespace`: Kubernetes namespace
 * `-k/--kubeconfig`: Path to the kubeconfig
 
+### `%kube_exec destroy`
+
+Destroys the current container or a named container in the namespace.
+
+* `-ns/--namespace`: Kubernetes namespace (only required if `-p` is specified)
+* `-p/--pod-name`: Name of the pod to delete (optional, default is the currently connected container)
+
 ### `%%kube_exec`
 
 Execute the cell in the remote Kubernetes Jupyter pod.