NAME

       podman-machine-rm - Remove a virtual machine

SYNOPSIS

       podman machine rm [options] [name]

DESCRIPTION

       Remove  a virtual machine and its related files.  What is actually deleted depends on the virtual machine
       type.  For all virtual machines, the generated podman system connections are deleted.  The ignition files
       generated for that VM are also removed as is its image file on the filesystem.

       Users get a display of what is deleted and are required to confirm unless the option --force is used.

       The default machine name is podman-machine-default. If a machine name is not specified  as  an  argument,
       then podman-machine-default will be removed.

       Rootless only.

OPTIONS

   --force, -f
       Stop and delete without confirmation.

   --help
       Print usage statement.

   --save-ignition
       Do not delete the generated ignition file.

   --save-image
       Do not delete the VM image.

EXAMPLES

       Remove the specified Podman machine.

       $ podman machine rm test1

       The following files will be deleted:

       /home/user/.config/containers/podman/machine/qemu/test1.ign
       /home/user/.local/share/containers/podman/machine/qemu/test1_fedora-coreos-33.20210315.1.0-qemu.x86_64.qcow2
       /home/user/.config/containers/podman/machine/qemu/test1.json

       Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y

       Remove the specified Podman machine even if it is running.

       $ podman machine rm -f test1
       $

SEE ALSO

       podman(1), podman-machine(1)

HISTORY

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

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