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vgs — Display information about volume groups. See also: `lvm`. More information: <https://manned.org/vgs>

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Problem

How to use the vgs command: Display information about volume groups. See also: lvm. More information: <https://manned.org/vgs>.

Solution

vgs — Display information about volume groups. See also: lvm. More information: <https://manned.org/vgs>.

Display information about volume groups:

sudo vgs

Display all volume groups:

sudo vgs {{[-a|--all]}}

Change default display to show more details:

sudo vgs {{[-v|--verbose]}}

Display only specific fields:

sudo vgs {{[-o|--options]}} {{field_name_1,field_name_2,...}}

Append field to default display:

sudo vgs {{[-o|--options]}} +{{field_name}}

Suppress heading line:

sudo vgs --noheadings

Use separator to separate fields:

sudo vgs --separator =

Code Snippets

Display information about volume groups

sudo vgs

Display all volume groups

sudo vgs {{[-a|--all]}}

Change default display to show more details

sudo vgs {{[-v|--verbose]}}

Display only specific fields

sudo vgs {{[-o|--options]}} {{field_name_1,field_name_2,...}}

Append field to default display

sudo vgs {{[-o|--options]}} +{{field_name}}

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