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 con-
tainers are removed first.
--help
Print usage statement
--time, -t=seconds
Seconds to wait before forcibly stopping running containers that are us-
ing 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@red-
hat.com ⟨mailto:umohnani@redhat.com⟩
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