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podman-volume-rm(1) General Commands Manual podman-volume-rm(1)

NAME

podman-volume-rm - Remove one or more volumes

SYNOPSIS

podman volume rm [options] volume [...]

DESCRIPTION

Removes one or more volumes. Only volumes that are not being used are removed. If a volume is being used by a container, an error is returned unless the --force flag is being used. To remove all volumes, use the --all flag. Volumes can be removed individually by providing their full name or a unique partial name.

OPTIONS

--all, -a

Remove all volumes.

--force, -f

Remove a volume by force. If it is being used by containers, the containers are removed first.

--help

Print usage statement

--time, -t=seconds

Seconds to wait before forcibly stopping running containers that are using the specified volume. The --force option must be specified to use the --time option. Use -1 for infinite wait.

EXAMPLES

Remove multiple specified volumes.

$ podman volume rm myvol1 myvol2

Remove all volumes.

$ podman volume rm --all

Remove the specified volume even if it is in use. Note, this removes all containers using the volume.

$ podman volume rm --force myvol

Exit Status

0 All specified volumes removed

1 One of the specified volumes did not exist, and no other failures

2 One of the specified volumes is being used by a container

125 The command fails for any other reason

SEE ALSO

podman(1), podman-volume(1)

HISTORY

November 2018, Originally compiled by Urvashi Mohnani umohnani@redhat.com ⟨mailto:umohnani@redhat.com⟩