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diff --git a/man/pvremove.8.in b/man/pvremove.8.in index b435fc7..5029228 100644 --- a/man/pvremove.8.in +++ b/man/pvremove.8.in @@ -3,20 +3,31 @@ pvremove \- remove a physical volume .SH SYNOPSIS .B pvremove -.RB [ \-d | \-\-debug] -.RB [ \-f [ f ]| \-\-force " [" \-\-force ]] -.RB [\-h | \-\-help] +.RB [ \-d | \-\-debug ] +.RB [ \-h | \-\-help ] .RB [ \-t | \-\-test ] -.RB [ \-v [ v ]| \-\-verbose " [" \-\-verbose ]] +.RB [ \-v | \-\-verbose ] +.RB [ \-\-version ] +.RB [ \-f [ f ]| \-\-force +.RB [ \-\-force ]] .RB [ \-y | \-\-yes ] -.IR PhysicalVolume " [" PhysicalVolume ...] +.I PhysicalVolume +.RI [ PhysicalVolume ...] .SH DESCRIPTION -.B pvremove -wipes the label on a device so that LVM will no longer recognise it -as a physical volume. +pvremove wipes the label on a device so that LVM will no longer +recognise it as a physical volume. .SH OPTIONS -See \fBlvm\fP for common options. +See \fBlvm\fP(8) for common options. +.TP +.BR \-ff ", " \-\-force " " \-\-force +Force the removal of a physical volume belonging to an existing volume group. +Normally \fBvgreduce\fP(8) should be used instead of this command. +You cannot remove a physical volume which in use by some active logical volume. +.TP +.BR \-y ", " \-\-yes +Answer yes to all questions. .SH SEE ALSO .BR lvm (8), .BR pvcreate (8), -.BR pvdisplay (8) +.BR pvdisplay (8), +.BR vgreduce (8) |