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TH PVSCAN 8 "LVM TOOLS 2.02.44-cvs (02-17-09)" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
SH NAME
pvscan \- scan all disks for physical volumes
SH SYNOPSIS
B pvscan
RB [ \-d | \-\-debug]
RB [\-e | \-\-exported]
RB [\-h | \-\-help]
RB [\-\-ignorelockingfailure]
RB [ \-n | \-\-novolumegroup]
RB [\-s | \-\-short]
RB [\-u | \-\-uuid]
RB [ \-v [ v ]| \-\-verbose " [" \-\-verbose ]]
SH DESCRIPTION
B pvscan
scans all supported LVM block devices in the system for physical volumes.
SH OPTIONS
See \fBlvm\fP for common options.
TP
BR \-e ", " \-\-exported
Only show physical volumes belonging to exported volume groups.
TP
BR \-n ", " \-\-novolumegroup
Only show physical volumes not belonging to any volume group.
TP
BR \-s ", " \-\-short
Short listing format.
TP
BR \-u ", " \-\-uuid
Show UUIDs (Uniform Unique Identifiers) in addition to device special names.
SH SEE ALSO
BR lvm (8),
BR pvcreate (8),
BR pvdisplay (8)