tldr/pages/linux/qm-destroy.md

qm destroy

Destroy a virtual machine in QEMU/KVM Virtual Machine Manager. More information: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html.

• Destroy a specific virtual machine:

qm destroy {{vm_id}}

• Destroy all disks that are not explicitly referenced in a specific virtual machine's configuration:

qm destroy {{vm_id}} --destroy-unreferenced-disks

• Destroy a virtual machine and remove from all locations (inventory, backup jobs, high availability managers, etc.):

qm destroy {{vm_id}} --purge

• Destroy a specific virtual machine ignoring locks and forcing destroy:

sudo qm destroy {{vm_id}} --skiplock