lvm-categories - Man Page

LVM command categories

Description

This page provides categorized list of LVM manual pages.

Categories

Core Commands

lvm

LVM tools

Builtin Commands

config

Display and manipulate configuration information

devtypes

Display recognised built-in block device types

dumpconfig

Display and manipulate configuration information

formats

List available metadata formats

fullreport

Display full report

help

Display help for commands

lastlog

Display last command's log report

lvpoll

Continue already initiated poll operation on a logical volume

segtypes

List available segment types

systemid

Display the system ID, if any, currently set on this host

tags

List tags defined on this host

version

Display software and driver version information

Concepts

lvmautoactivation

LVM autoactivation

lvmcache

LVM caching

lvmraid

LVM RAID

lvmreport

LVM reporting and related features

lvmsystemid

LVM system ID

lvmthin

LVM thin provisioning

lvmvdo

Support for Virtual Data Optimizer in LVM

Configuration

lvm.conf

Configuration file for LVM2

lvmconfig

Display and manipulate configuration information

Devices File Management

lvmdevices

Manage the devices file

vgimportdevices

Add devices for a VG to the devices file.

Physical Volume Commands

pvchange

Change attributes of physical volume(s)

pvcreate

Initialize physical volume(s) for use by LVM

pvmove

Move extents from one physical volume to another

pvremove

Remove LVM label(s) from physical volume(s)

pvresize

Resize physical volume(s)

Volume Group Commands

vgcfgbackup

Backup volume group configuration(s)

vgcfgrestore

Restore volume group configuration

vgchange

Change volume group attributes

vgconvert

Change volume group metadata format

vgcreate

Create a volume group

vgexport

Unregister volume group(s) from the system

vgextend

Add physical volumes to a volume group

vgimport

Register exported volume group with system

vgimportclone

Import a VG from cloned PVs

vgmerge

Merge volume groups

vgmknodes

Create the special files for volume group devices in /dev

vgreduce

Remove physical volume(s) from a volume group

vgremove

Remove volume group(s)

vgrename

Rename a volume group

vgsplit

Move physical volumes into a new or existing volume group

Logical Volume Commands

lvchange

Change the attributes of logical volume(s)

lvconvert

Change logical volume layout

lvcreate

Create a logical volume

lvextend

Add space to a logical volume

lvreduce

Reduce the size of a logical volume

lvremove

Remove logical volume(s) from the system

lvrename

Rename a logical volume

lvresize

Resize a logical volume

Reporting Commands

lvdisplay

Display information about a logical volume

lvs

Display information about logical volumes

pvdisplay

Display various attributes of physical volume(s)

pvs

Display information about physical volumes

vgdisplay

Display volume group information

vgs

Display information about volume groups

Scanning Commands

lvmdiskscan

List devices that may be used as physical volumes

lvscan

List all logical volumes in all volume groups

pvscan

List all physical volumes

vgscan

Search for all volume groups

Check Commands

pvck

Check metadata on physical volumes

vgck

Check the consistency of volume group(s)

Daemons

dmeventd

Device-mapper event daemon

dmfilemapd

Device-mapper filemap monitoring daemon

lvmdbusd

LVM D-Bus daemon

lvmlockd

LVM locking daemon

lvmpolld

LVM poll daemon

Utility Commands

blkdeactivate

Utility to deactivate block devices

fsadm

Utility to resize or check filesystem on a device

lvm_import_vdo

Utility to import VDO volumes into a new volume group

lvmdump

Create lvm2 information dumps for diagnostic purposes

lvmlockctl

Control for lvmlockd

lvmpersist

Manage persistent reservations on a group of block devices

Device-Mapper Commands

dmsetup

Low level logical volume management

dmstats

Device-mapper statistics management

Obsolete

lvmsadc

LVM system activity data collector

lvmsar

LVM system activity reporter

See Also

lvm(8), lvm-index(7)

Referenced By

lvm-args(7), lvm-index(7).

LVM TOOLS 2.03.39(2) (2026-03-13) Red Hat, Inc.