podman-machine-rm

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

NAME

   podman-machine-rm - Remove a virtual machine

SYNOPSIS

   podman machine rm [options] [name]

DESCRIPTION

   Remove  a  virtual machine and its related files.  What is actually deleted depends on the virtual machine type.  For all virtual machines, the generated podman system connections are
   deleted.  The ignition files generated for that VM are also removed as is its image file on the filesystem.

   Users get a display of what is deleted and are required to confirm unless the option --force is used.

   The default machine name is podman-machine-default. If a machine name is not specified as an argument, then podman-machine-default will be removed.

   Rootless only.

OPTIONS --force, -f

   Stop and delete without confirmation.

--help

   Print usage statement.

--save-ignition

   Do not delete the generated ignition file.

--save-image

   Do not delete the VM image.

EXAMPLES

   Remove the specified Podman machine.

   $ podman machine rm test1

   The following files will be deleted:

   /home/user/.config/containers/podman/machine/qemu/test1.ign
   /home/user/.local/share/containers/podman/machine/qemu/test1_fedora-coreos-33.20210315.1.0-qemu.x86_64.qcow2
   /home/user/.config/containers/podman/machine/qemu/test1.json

   Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y

   Remove the specified Podman machine even if it is running.

   $ podman machine rm -f test1
   $

SEE ALSO

   podman(1), podman-machine(1)

HISTORY

   March 2021, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui acui@redhat.com mailto:acui@redhat.com

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