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6 podman-machine-rm - Remove a virtual machine
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10 podman machine rm [options] [name]
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14 Remove a virtual machine and its related files. What is actually
15 deleted depends on the virtual machine type. For all virtual machines,
16 the generated SSH keys and the podman system connection are deleted.
17 The ignition files generated for that VM are also removed as is its im‐
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21 Users get a display of what will be deleted and are required to confirm
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43 Do not delete the SSH keys for the VM. The system connection is always
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58 /home/user/.local/share/containers/podman/machine/qemu/test1_fedora-coreos-33.20210315.1.0-qemu.x86_64.qcow2
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61 Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y
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70 March 2021, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui acui@redhat.com
71 ⟨mailto:acui@redhat.com⟩
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