18.11 Important LVM Commands

   

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Table 18-6 lists important LVM commands with a small description of each.

Table 18-6. Important LVM Commands

Command	Description
extendfs	Extends a file system.
lvchange	Changes the characteristics of a logical volume
lvcreate	Creates a logical volume
lvdisplay	Displays information about a logical volume
lvextend	Extends a logical volume
lvlnboot	Makes a logical volume usable as root , dump , or swap
lvreduce	Decreases the size of a volume
lvremove	Removes the logical volume(s) from a volume group
lvrmboot	Makes a volume unusable for a root , swap , or dump volume previously enabled for use in one of these capacities
pvchange	Changes the characteristics of a physical volume
pvcreate	Creates a physical volume
pvdisplay	Displays information about a physical volume
pvmove	Moves physical extents from one volume to another
vgcfgbackup	Backs up an LVM configuration
vgcfgrestore	Restores a backed -up LVM configuration
vgchange	Changes the characteristics of a volume group
vgcreate	Creates a volume group
vgdisplay	Displays information about a volume group
vgextend	Extends a volume group
vgexport	Exports a volume group from a system
vgimport	Imports a volume group to a system
vgreduce	Reduces the size of a volume group by removing the physical volume(s)
vgremove	Removes a volume group(s)

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