lxc-destroy

lxc-destroy(1) lxc-destroy(1)

NAME

   lxc-destroy - destroy a container.

SYNOPSIS

   lxc-destroy {-n name} [-f] [-s]

DESCRIPTION

   lxc-destroy destroys the system object previously created by the lxc-create command.

OPTIONS

   -f, --force
          If a container is running, stop it first. If this option is not specified and the container is running, then lxc-destroy will be aborted.

   -s, --snapshots
          destroy the specified container including all its snapshots.

COMMON OPTIONS

   These options are common to most of lxc commands.

   -?, -h, --help
          Print a longer usage message than normal.

   --usage
          Give the usage message

   -q, --quiet
          mute on

   -P, --lxcpath=PATH
          Use an alternate container path. The default is /var/lib/lxc.

   -o, --logfile=FILE
          Output to an alternate log FILE. The default is no log.

   -l, --logpriority=LEVEL
          Set log priority to LEVEL. The default log priority is ERROR. Possible values are : FATAL, ALERT, CRIT, WARN, ERROR, NOTICE, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE.

          Note that this option is setting the priority of the events log in the alternate log file. It do not have effect on the ERROR events log on stderr.

   -n, --name=NAME
          Use container identifier NAME.  The container identifier format is an alphanumeric string.

   --rcfile=FILE
          Specify the configuration file to configure the virtualization and isolation functionalities for the container.

          This configuration file if present will be used even if there is already a configuration file present in the previously created container (via lxc-create).

   --version
          Show the version number.

DIAGNOSTIC

   The container was not found
          The specified container for destruction was not found. It is probable it does not exists and was already destroyed.You can use the lxc-ls command to list the available contain
          ers on the system.

SEE ALSO

   lxc(7), lxc-create(1), lxc-copy(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc-stop(1), lxc-execute(1), lxc-console(1), lxc-monitor(1), lxc-wait(1), lxc-cgroup(1), lxc-ls(1), lxc-info(1), lxc-
   freeze(1), lxc-unfreeze(1), lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5)

                                                                                      2025-07-30                                                                            lxc-destroy(1)