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 containers are removed first.

  --help

Print usage statement

  --time, -t=seconds

Seconds to wait before forcibly stopping running containers that are using 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.1.md), podman-volume(1)(podman-volume.1.md)

HISTORY

November 2018, Originally compiled by Urvashi Mohnani umohnani@redhat.com ⟨mailto:umohnani@redhat.com⟩