podman-machine-rm - Man Page

Remove a virtual machine

Remove a virtual machine and its related files. What is actually deleted depends on the virtual machine type. For all virtual machines, the generated SSH keys and the podman system connection 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 will be deleted and are required to confirm unless the option --force is used.

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.

--save-keys

Do not delete the SSH keys for the VM. The system connection is always deleted.

Examples

Remove a VM named "test1":

$ podman machine rm test1

The following files will be deleted:

/home/user/.ssh/test1
/home/user/.ssh/test1.pub
/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

$ podman machine rm -f test1
$

History

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

Referenced By

podman-machine(1).

The man page docker-machine-rm(1) is an alias of podman-machine-rm(1).