| Linux / Unix Command: pvscan |
NAME
pvscan - scan all disks for physical volumesSYNOPSIS
pvscan [-d|--debug] [-e|--exported] [-h|--help] [-n|--novolumegroup] [-s|--short] [-u|--uuid] [-v[v]|--verbose [--verbose]]DESCRIPTION
pvscan scans all supported LVM block devices in the system for physical volumes.OPTIONS
- -d, --debug
- Enables additional debugging output (if compiled with DEBUG).
- -e, --exported
- Only show physical volumes belonging to exported volume groups.
- -h, --help
- Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully.
- -n, --novolumegroup
- Only show physical volumes not belonging to any volume group.
- -s, --short
- Short listing format.
- -u, --uuid
- Show UUIDs (Unifrom Unique Identifiers) in addition to device special names.
- -v, --verbose
- Gives verbose runtime information about pvscan's activities. If given a second time it displays the attributes of found physical volumes like pvdisplay(8) does.
SEE ALSO
lvm(8), pvcreate(8), pvdisplay(8)Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.
