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Command
lvs
lvscan
pvchange
pvcreate
pvdata
pvdisplay
pvmove
pvremove
pvresize
pvs
pvscan
segtypes
vgcfgbackup
vgcfgrestore
vgchange
vgck
vgconvert
vgcreate
vgdisplay
vgexport
vgextend
vgimport
vgmerge
vgmknodes
vgreduce
vgremove
vgrename
vgs
vgscan
vgsplit
version
Table 12.2. LVM commands
Description
Display information about logical volumes
List all logical volumes in all volume groups
Change attributes of physical volume(s)
Initialize physical volume(s) for use by LVM
Display the on-disk metadata for physical
volume(s)
Display various attributes of physical volume(s)
Move extents from one physical volume to
another
Remove LVM label(s) from physical volume(s)
Resize a physical volume in use by a volume
group
Display information about physical volumes
List all physical volumes
List available segment types
Backup volume group configuration
Restore volume group configuration
Change volume group attributes
Check the consistency of a volume group
Change volume group metadata format
Create a volume group
Display volume group information
Unregister a volume group from the system
Add physical volumes to a volume group
Register exported volume group with system
Merge volume groups
Create the special files for volume group devices
in /dev/
Remove a physical volume from a volume group
Remove a volume group
Rename a volume group
Display information about volume groups
Search for all volume groups
Move physical volumes into a new volume group
Display software and driver version information
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