NAME
pvremove - remove a physical volume
SYNOPSIS
pvremove [-d|--debug] [-h|--help] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose]
[--version] [-f[f]|--force [--force]] [-y|--yes] PhysicalVolume
[PhysicalVolume...]
DESCRIPTION
pvremove wipes the label on a device so that LVM will no longer
recognise it as a physical volume.
OPTIONS
See lvm(8) for common options.
-ff, --force --force
Force the removal of a physical volume belonging to an existing
volume group. You cannot remove a physical volume which in use
by some active logical volume.
-y, --yes
Answer yes to all questions.
SEE ALSO
lvm(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8)