def destroy(name, call=None):
    '''
    Destroy a node. Will check termination protection and warn if enabled.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt-cloud --destroy mymachine
    '''
    if call == 'function':
        raise SaltCloudSystemExit(
            'The destroy action must be called with -d, --destroy, '
            '-a or --action.'
        )

    node_metadata = _get_node(name)
    instance_id = node_metadata['instanceId']
    sir_id = node_metadata.get('spotInstanceRequestId')
    protected = show_term_protect(
        name=name,
        instance_id=instance_id,
        call='action',
        quiet=True
    )

    __utils__['cloud.fire_event'](
        'event',
        'destroying instance',
        'salt/cloud/{0}/destroying'.format(name),
        args={'name': name, 'instance_id': instance_id},
        sock_dir=__opts__['sock_dir'],
        transport=__opts__['transport']
    )

    if protected == 'true':
        raise SaltCloudSystemExit(
            'This instance has been protected from being destroyed. '
            'Use the following command to disable protection:\n\n'
            'salt-cloud -a disable_term_protect {0}'.format(
                name
            )
        )

    ret = {}

    # Default behavior is to rename EC2 VMs when destroyed
    # via salt-cloud, unless explicitly set to False.
    rename_on_destroy = config.get_cloud_config_value('rename_on_destroy',
                                                      get_configured_provider(),
                                                      __opts__,
                                                      search_global=False)
    if rename_on_destroy is not False:
        newname = '{0}-DEL{1}'.format(name, uuid.uuid4().hex)
        rename(name, kwargs={'newname': newname}, call='action')
        log.info(
            'Machine will be identified as %s until it has been '
            'cleaned up.', newname
        )
        ret['newname'] = newname

    params = {'Action': 'TerminateInstances',
              'InstanceId.1': instance_id}

    location = get_location()
    provider = get_provider()
    result = aws.query(params,
                       location=location,
                       provider=provider,
                       opts=__opts__,
                       sigver='4')

    log.info(result)
    ret.update(result[0])

    # If this instance is part of a spot instance request, we
    # need to cancel it as well
    if sir_id is not None:
        params = {'Action': 'CancelSpotInstanceRequests',
                  'SpotInstanceRequestId.1': sir_id}
        result = aws.query(params,
                           location=location,
                           provider=provider,
                           opts=__opts__,
                           sigver='4')
        ret['spotInstance'] = result[0]

    __utils__['cloud.fire_event'](
        'event',
        'destroyed instance',
        'salt/cloud/{0}/destroyed'.format(name),
        args={'name': name, 'instance_id': instance_id},
        sock_dir=__opts__['sock_dir'],
        transport=__opts__['transport']
    )

    __utils__['cloud.cachedir_index_del'](name)

    if __opts__.get('update_cachedir', False) is True:
        __utils__['cloud.delete_minion_cachedir'](name, __active_provider_name__.split(':')[0], __opts__)

    return ret
Destroy a node. Will check termination protection and warn if enabled.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt-cloud --destroy mymachine