1podman-machine-rm(1)()                                  podman-machine-rm(1)()
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NAME

6       podman-machine-rm - Remove a virtual machine
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SYNOPSIS

10       podman machine rm [options] [name]
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DESCRIPTION

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‐
18       age file on the filesystem.
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21       Users get a display of what will be deleted and are required to confirm
22       unless the option --force is used.
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OPTIONS

26   --force, -f
27       Stop and delete without confirmation.
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43       Do not delete the SSH keys for the VM.  The system connection is always
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EXAMPLES

48       Remove a VM named "test1":
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53              The following files will be deleted:
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57              /home/user/.config/containers/podman/machine/qemu/test1.ign
58              /home/user/.local/share/containers/podman/machine/qemu/test1_fedora-coreos-33.20210315.1.0-qemu.x86_64.qcow2
59              /home/user/.config/containers/podman/machine/qemu/test1.json
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61              Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y
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65              $ podman machine rm -f test1
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SEE ALSO

71       podman(1), podman-machine(1)
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HISTORY

75       March   2021,   Originally   compiled  by  Ashley  Cui  acui@redhat.com
76       ⟨mailto:acui@redhat.com⟩
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