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Description

Command description

Manage logical storage volumes

Documentation

manned.org

Platform

Linux

VCS repository link (e.g. GitHub, GitLab)

https://sourceware.org/lvm2/

Additional information

  • sudo needs to be added to commands that need it.

Commands

  • fsadm #17877
  • lvchange #17933
  • lvconvert #17934
  • lvcreate #1270
  • lvdisplay #5420
  • lvextend #4239
  • lvm #5328
  • lvm_import_vdo #17971
  • lvmconfig #18036
  • lvmdevices #18047
  • lvmdiskscan #18048
  • lvmdump #18052
  • lvmpersist #18076
  • lvmpolld #18097
  • lvmsadc #18168
  • lvmsar #18169
  • lvreduce #4239
  • lvremove #4525
  • lvrename #18561
  • lvresize #4239
  • lvs #4205
  • lvscan #17995
  • pvchange #18562
  • pvck #18614
  • pvcreate #1268
  • pvdisplay #5420
  • pvmove
  • pvremove #14360
  • pvresize
  • pvs #4156
  • pvscan #14051
  • vgcfgbackup #17844
  • vgcfgrestore #18589
  • vgchange #6128
  • vgck
  • vgconvert
  • vgcreate #1269
  • vgdisplay #5420
  • vgexport
  • vgextend #16989
  • vgimport
  • vgimportclone
  • vgimportdevices
  • vgmerge
  • vgmknodes
  • vgreduce #18845
  • vgremove #14618
  • vgrename
  • vgs #4164
  • vgscan #6128
  • vgsplit

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