.TH LVREMOVE 8 "LVM TOOLS" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
.SH NAME
lvremove \- remove a logical volume
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B lvremove
[\-A/\-\-autobackup y/n] [\-d/\-\-debug] [\-f/\-\-force]
[\-h/\-?/\-\-help] 
[\-t/\-\-test]
[\-v/\-\-verbose] LogicalVolumePath [LogicalVolumePath...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBlvremove\fP removes one or more logical volumes.
Confirmation will be requested before deactivating any active logical
volume prior to removal.  Logical volumes cannot be deactivated
or removed while they are open (e.g. if they contain a mounted filesystem).
.SH OPTIONS
See \fBlvm\fP(8) for common options.
.TP
.I \-f, \-\-force
Remove active logical volumes without confirmation.
.SH EXAMPLES
Remove the active logical volume lvol1 in volume group vg00 
without asking for confirmation:
.sp
\	\fBlvremove -f vg00/lvol1\fP
.sp
Remove all logical volumes in volume group vg00:
.sp
\	\fBlvremove vg00\fP
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR lvcreate (8), 
.BR lvdisplay (8), 
.BR lvm (8), 
.BR lvs (8),
.BR lvscan (8),
.BR vgremove (8)