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)

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