| Linux / Unix Command: vgimport |
NAME
vgimport - make volume groups known to the systemSYNOPSIS
vgimport [-d|--debug] [-f|--force] [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose] VolumeGroupName PhysicalVolumePath [PhysicalVolumePath...]DESCRIPTION
vgimport allows you to make a volume group known to the system which has previously been exported (see vgexport(8) ) on this or another system.OPTIONS
- -d, --debug
- Enables additional debugging output (if compiled with DEBUG).
- -f, --force
- Force import of volume group even though it is not flagged exported. This option allows the importing of volume groups from broken systems.
- -h, --help
- Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully.
- -v, --verbose
- Display verbose runtime information about vgimport's activities.
Examples
"vgimport myvg /dev/sd[b-h]5" tries to make new volume group "myvg" known to the system. The previously exported volume group (see vgexport(8) ) resides on disk partitions "/dev/sdb5" to "/dev/sdh5".Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.
