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| PVREMOVE(8) |
System Manager's Manual |
PVREMOVE(8) |
NAME¶
pvremove — remove a physical volume
SYNOPSIS¶
pvremove [--commandprofile ProfileName]
[-d|--debug] [-h|--help] [-t|--test]
[-v|--verbose] [--version]
[-f[f]|--force [--force]] [--reportformat
{basic|json}] [-y|--yes] PhysicalVolume
[PhysicalVolume...]
DESCRIPTION¶
pvremove wipes the label on a device so that LVM will no longer recognise it as
a physical volume.
OPTIONS¶
See lvm(8) for common options.
- -ff, --force --force
- Force the removal of a physical volume belonging to an existing volume
group. Normally vgreduce(8) should be used instead of this command.
You cannot remove a physical volume which in use by some active logical
volume.
- -y, --yes
- Answer yes to all questions.
