System and processes

The lvremove command

Removes a logical volume and frees its space in the group.

Syntax

sudo lvremove /dev/<grupo>/<lv>

Copy-ready examples

$ sudo pvcreate /dev/sdbPV
$ sudo vgcreate datos /dev/sdbVG
$ sudo lvcreate -L 2G -n web datosLV
$ sudo lvremove /dev/datos/webRemove

You can try them in the browser terminal: it does not touch your computer.

Typical mistakes

  • Unmount the volume before removing it.

Related commands

lvcreateumountlvs

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