NAME

       pvremove - remove a physical volume

SYNOPSIS

       pvremove  [-d|--debug]  [-h|--help]  [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] [--version] [-f[f]|--force
       [--force]] [-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.

SEE ALSO

       lvm(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8), vgreduce(8)