podman-machine-reset(1)

podman-machine-reset1

Reset podman machines and environment

Usage

podman machine reset [options]

Overview

Reset your Podman machine environment. This command stops any running machines and then removes them. Configuration and data files are then removed. Data files would include machine disk images and any previously pulled cache images. When this command is run, all of your Podman machines will have been deleted.

Options

--force, -f

Reset without confirmation.

--help

Print usage statement.

Examples

$ podman machine reset
Warning: this command will delete all existing podman machines
and all of the configuration and data directories for Podman machines
The following machine(s) will be deleted:
dev
podman-machine-default
Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y
$

Force reset without confirmation.

$ podman machine reset --force
$

Releases

2 releases since Debian 13 (Trixie); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 13
  2. Arch

History

Feb 2024, Originally compiled by Brent [email protected] ⟨mailto:[email protected]⟩

From podman 6.1.4-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.