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NAME [Toc] [Back]
lvremove - remove one or more logical volumes from LVM volume group
SYNOPSIS [Toc] [Back]
/usr/sbin/lvremove [-A autobackup] [-f] lv_path ...
Remarks [Toc] [Back]
lvremove cannot be performed if the volume group is activated in shared
mode.
DESCRIPTION [Toc] [Back]
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 [Toc] [Back]
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 [Toc] [Back]
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)).
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If any internationalization variable contains an invalid setting, all
internationalization variables default to "C" (see environ(5)).
EXAMPLES [Toc] [Back]
Remove a logical volume without requiring user confirmation:
lvremove -f /dev/vg01/lvol5
WARNINGS [Toc] [Back]
This command destroys all data in the specified logical volumes.
SEE ALSO [Toc] [Back]
lvchange(1M), umount(1M).
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