lvremove(1M)

NAME

lvremove — remove one or more logical volumes from LVM volume group

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/lvremove [-A autobackup] [-f] lv_path ...

Remarks

lvremove cannot be performed if the volume group is activated in shared mode.

DESCRIPTION

The lvremove command removes each logical volume specified by lv_path ....

Logical volumes must be closed before they can be removed. For example, if the logical volume contains a file system, unmount the file system before removing it.

Options and Arguments

lvremove recognizes the following options and arguments:

lv_path

The block device path name of a logical volume.

-A autobackup

Set automatic backup for this invocation of this command. autobackup can have one of the following values:

y

Automatically back up configuration changes made to the logical volume. This is the default.

After this command executes, the vgcfgbackup command (see vgcfgbackup(1M)) is executed for the volume group to which the logical volume belongs.

n

Do not back up configuration changes this time.

-f

Specify that no user confirmation is required.

EXTERNAL INFLUENCES

Environment Variables

LANG determines the language in which messages are displayed.

If LANG is not specified or is null, it defaults to "C" (see lang(5)).

If any internationalization variable contains an invalid setting, all internationalization variables default to "C" (see environ(5)).

EXAMPLES

Remove a logical volume without requiring user confirmation:

lvremove -f /dev/vg01/lvol5 

WARNINGS

This command destroys all data in the specified logical volumes.