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lvremove

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NAME

lvremove - Removes one or more logical volumes from a volume group  

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/lvremove [-f] LogicalVolumePath ...  

DESCRIPTION

This command is no longer supported on Digital UNIX systems. Features formerly provided by the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) are now provided by the Logical Storage Manager (LSM). Existing LVM volumes must be migrated to LSM, using an encapsulation process. For information about moving LVM volumes to LSM, see the vollvmencap(8) reference page and the manual Logical Storage Manager.

The lvremove command removes the logical volume(s) specified by the LogicalVolumePath parameter. You must close the logical volume(s) before removing them. For example, if the logical volume contains a file system, you must unmount the file system.  

FLAGS

Specifies that no user confirmation is required  

EXAMPLES

To remove logical volume lv05 without requiring user confirmation, enter: lvremove -f /dev/vg01/lv05 The program removes the logical volume from the volume group.  

CAUTIONS

This command destroys all data in the logical volume(s).  

FILES

Specifies the command path.  

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands: lvchange(8), umount(8) delim off


 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
FLAGS
EXAMPLES
CAUTIONS
FILES
RELATED INFORMATION

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