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Merge pull request #7786 from psftw/volume_removal 

Be more explicit about volume lifecycle
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Fred Lifton 2014-08-28 18:11:28 -07:00
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@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ You can also extend the chain by mounting the volume that came from the
If you remove containers that mount volumes, including the initial `dbdata` If you remove containers that mount volumes, including the initial `dbdata`
container, or the subsequent containers `db1` and `db2`, the volumes will not container, or the subsequent containers `db1` and `db2`, the volumes will not
be deleted until there are no containers still referencing those volumes. This be deleted. To delete the volume from disk, you must explicitly call
`docker rm -v` against the last container with a reference to the volume. This
allows you to upgrade, or effectively migrate data volumes between containers. allows you to upgrade, or effectively migrate data volumes between containers.
## Backup, restore, or migrate data volumes ## Backup, restore, or migrate data volumes