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 un-
less 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 re-
moved.
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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