GNU/Linux | 
					CentOS 4.8 | 
					i386 | 
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					lvs(8) | 
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lvs − report information about logical volumes
lvs [−−aligned] [−d|−−debug] [−h|−?|−−help] [−−ignorelockingfailure] [−−noheadings] [−−nosuffix] [−o|−−options [+]Field[,Field]] [−O|−−sort [+/-]Key1[,[+/-]Key2[,...]]] [−P|−−partial] [−−segments] [−−separator Separator] [−−unbuffered] [−−units hsbkmgtHKMGT] [−v|−−verbose] [−−version] [VolumeGroupName [VolumeGroupName...]]
lvs produces formatted output about logical volumes.
See lvm
for common options. 
−−aligned
Use with −−separator to align the output columns.
−−noheadings
Suppress the headings line that is normally the first line of output. Useful if grepping the output.
−−nosuffix
Suppress the suffix on output sizes. Use with −−units (except h and H) if processing the output.
−o, −−options
Comma-separated ordered list of columns. Precede the list with ’+’ to append to the default selection of columns instead of replacing it. Column names are: lv_uuid, lv_name, lv_attr, lv_major, lv_minor, lv_kernel_major, lv_kernel_minor, lv_size, seg_count, origin, snap_percent, copy_percent, move_pv, lv_tags, segtype, stripes, stripesize, chunksize, seg_start, seg_size, seg_tags, devices, regionsize, mirror_log, modules.
With −−segments, any "seg_" prefixes are optional; otherwise any "lv_" prefixes are optional. Columns mentioned in vgs (8) can also be chosen. Use -o help to view the full list of fields available.
The lv_attr bits are:
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 1  | 
 Volume type: (m)irrored, (M)irrored without initial sync, (o)rigin, (p)vmove, (s)napshot, invalid (S)napshot, (v)irtual, mirror (i)mage, mirror (I)mage out-of-sync, under (c)onversion  | ||
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 2  | 
 Permissions: (w)riteable, (r)ead-only  | ||
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 3  | 
 Allocation policy: (c)ontiguous, c(l)ing, (n)ormal, (a)nywhere, (i)nherited This is capitalised if the volume is currently locked against allocation changes, for example during pvmove (8).  | ||
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 4  | 
 fixed (m)inor  | ||
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 5  | 
 State: (a)ctive, (s)uspended, (I)nvalid snapshot, invalid (S)uspended snapshot, mapped (d)evice present without tables, mapped device present with (i)nactive table  | ||
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 6  | 
 device (o)pen  | 
−−segments
Use default columns that emphasize segment information.
−O, −−sort
Comma-separated ordered list of columns to sort by. Replaces the default selection. Precede any column with - for a reverse sort on that column.
−−separator Separator
String to use to separate each column. Useful if grepping the output.
−−unbuffered
Produce output immediately without sorting or aligning the columns properly.
−−units hsbkmgtHKMGT
All sizes are output in these units: (h)uman-readable, (s)ectors, (b)ytes, (k)ilobytes, (m)egabytes, (g)igabytes, (t)erabytes. Capitalise to use multiples of 1000 (S.I.) instead of 1024. Can also specify custom (u)nits e.g. −−units 3M
lvm(8), lvdisplay(8), pvs(8), vgs(8)
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