NAME

       pvremove — remove a physical volume

SYNOPSIS

       pvremove    [--commandprofile    ProfileName]    [-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)