LVM-CATEGORIES(7)      Miscellaneous Information Manual      LVM-CATEGORIES(7)

NAME
       lvm-categories -- 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
       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
       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)

Red Hat, Inc.          LVM TOOLS 2.03.39(2) (2026-03-13)     LVM-CATEGORIES(7)