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pvscan - Unix, Linux Command

NAME

pvscan - scan all disks for physical volumes

SYNOPSIS

pvscan [-d|--debug] [-e|--exported] [-h|--help] [--ignorelockingfailure] [-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

See lvm for common options.

Tag	Description
-e, --exported
	Only show physical volumes belonging to exported volume groups.
-n, --novolumegroup
	Only show physical volumes not belonging to any volume group.
-s, --short
	Short listing format.
-u, --uuid
	Show UUIDs (Uniform Unique Identifiers) in addition to device special names.

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