NAME

       podman-machine-rm - Remove a virtual machine

SYNOPSIS

       podman machine rm [options] [name]

DESCRIPTION

       Remove  a  virtual machine and its related files.  What is actually deleted depends on the
       virtual machine type.  For all virtual machines, the generated SSH  keys  and  the  podman
       system  connection are deleted.  The ignition files generated for that VM are also removed
       as is its image file on the filesystem.

       Users get a display of what is deleted and are  required  to  confirm  unless  the  option
       --force is used.

       The  default machine name is podman-machine-default. If a machine name is not specified as
       an argument, then podman-machine-default will be removed.

       Rootless only.

OPTIONS

   --force, -f
       Stop and delete without confirmation.

   --help
       Print usage statement.

   --save-ignition
       Do not delete the generated ignition file.

   --save-image
       Do not delete the VM image.

   --save-keys
       Do not delete the SSH keys for the VM.  The system connection is always deleted.

EXAMPLES

       Remove a VM named "test1":

       $ podman machine rm test1

       The following files will be deleted:

       /home/user/.ssh/test1
       /home/user/.ssh/test1.pub
       /home/user/.config/containers/podman/machine/qemu/test1.ign
       /home/user/.local/share/containers/podman/machine/qemu/test1_fedora-coreos-33.20210315.1.0-qemu.x86_64.qcow2
       /home/user/.config/containers/podman/machine/qemu/test1.json

       Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y

       $ podman machine rm -f test1
       $

SEE ALSO

       podman(1), podman-machine(1)

HISTORY

       March 2021, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui acui@redhat.com ⟨mailto:acui@redhat.com⟩

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