zpool-destroy(8)

zpool-destroy8

Destroy zfs storage pool

Usage

zpool destroy [-f] pool

Overview

Destroys the given pool, freeing up any devices for other use. This command tries to unmount any active datasets before destroying the pool.

-f

Forcefully unmount all active datasets.

Examples

Example 1 : No Destroying a ZFS Storage Pool

The following command destroys the pool tank and any datasets contained within:

# zpool destroy -f tank

Releases

15 releases since FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE; the text changed 4 times.

  1. 13.0
  2. 13.1–13.5
  3. 14.0–14.5
  4. 15.0–15.1
  5. 16.0

From base 16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79 in FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27). Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.