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lvs — Display information about logical volumes. See also: `lvm`. More information: <https://manned.org/lv

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Problem

How to use the lvs command: Display information about logical volumes. See also: lvm. More information: <https://manned.org/lvs>.

Solution

lvs — Display information about logical volumes. See also: lvm. More information: <https://manned.org/lvs>.

Display information about logical volumes:

sudo lvs

Display all logical volumes:

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

Change default display to show more details:

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

Display only specific fields:

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

Append field to default display:

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

Suppress heading line:

sudo lvs --noheadings

Use a separator to separate fields:

sudo lvs --separator {{=}}

Code Snippets

Display information about logical volumes

sudo lvs

Display all logical volumes

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

Change default display to show more details

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

Display only specific fields

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

Append field to default display

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

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