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TH LVRENAME 8 "LVM TOOLS 2.02.44-cvs (02-17-09)" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
SH NAME
lvrename \- rename a logical volume
SH SYNOPSIS
B lvrename
RB [ \-A | \-\-autobackup " {" y | n }]
RB [ \-d | \-\-debug ]
RB [ \-f | \-\-force ]
RB [ \-h | \-\-help ]
RB [ \-t | \-\-test ]
RB [ \-v | \-\-verbose ]
RB [ \-\-version ]
TP
IR "OldLogicalVolumePath NewLogicalVolume" { Path | Name }
TP
I VolumeGroupName OldLogicalVolumeName NewLogicalVolumeName
SH DESCRIPTION
B lvrename
renames an existing logical volume from
IR OldLogicalVolume { Name | Path }
to
IR NewLogicalVolume { Name | Path }.
SH OPTIONS
See \fBlvm\fP for common options.
SH EXAMPLE
To rename
B lvold
in volume group
B vg02
to
BR lvnew :
nf

\ lvrename /dev/vg02/lvold /dev/vg02/lvnew

fi
An alternate syntax to rename this logical volume is
nf

\ lvrename vg02 lvold lvnew

fi
SH SEE ALSO
BR lvm (8),
BR lvchange (8),
BR vgcreate (8),
BR vgrename (8)