vgremove

Remove a volume group with confirmation

$ sudo vgremove [volume_group]

$ sudo vgremove -f [volume_group]

$ sudo vgremove -d -d [volume_group]

$ sudo vgremove --config 'global/locking_type=1' [volume_group]

vgremove [options] volumegroup_...

vgremove removes one or more LVM volume groups. Before a volume group can be removed, all logical volumes within it must first be removed using lvremove.
The command updates the LVM metadata to mark the volume group as removed. The underlying physical volumes remain but are no longer associated with any volume group.

-f, --force

Force removal without confirmation

Enable debug output (repeat for more detail, up to 6 times)

Override configuration settings

Test mode, don't actually make changes

Verbose output

Answer yes to all prompts

Requires root privileges. All logical volumes must be removed first. Cannot remove an active volume group with mounted filesystems. Data on the volume group will be inaccessible after removal. Part of the LVM2 package.

lvm(8), vgcreate(8), lvremove(8), pvremove(8)