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)