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/usr/bin/vgimportdevices

Logical Volume Manager 2 utilities

From lvm2 2.03.44-r1 (os), captured 2026-11-08 by running vgimportdevices --help (exit 0) · terse output. permalink

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  vgimportdevices - Add devices for a VG to the devices file

  Add devices from specific VGs to the devices file.
  vgimportdevices VG|Tag|Select ...
	[ -S|--select String ]
	[    --foreign ]
	[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]

  Add devices from all accessible VGs to the devices file.
  vgimportdevices -a|--all
	[    --foreign ]
	[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]

  Add devices from root VG to the devices file.
  vgimportdevices --rootvg
	[    --auto ]
	[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]

  Common options for command:
	[    --reportformat basic|json|json_std ]

  Common options for lvm:
	[ -d|--debug ]
	[ -h|--help ]
	[ -q|--quiet ]
	[ -v|--verbose ]
	[ -y|--yes ]
	[ -t|--test ]
	[    --commandprofile String ]
	[    --config String ]
	[    --driverloaded y|n ]
	[    --nolocking ]
	[    --lockopt String ]
	[    --longhelp ]
	[    --profile String ]
	[    --version ]
	[    --devicesfile String ]
	[    --devices PV ]
	[    --nohints ]
	[    --journal String ]

  Use --longhelp to show all options and advanced commands.
Options (7)
OptionDescriptionSource
--autoThis option is used when automatically importing devices for the root VG.man
--foreignReport/display foreign VGs that would otherwise be skipped.man
--longhelpDisplay long help text.man
--nohintsDo not use the hints file to locate devices for PVs.man
--nolockingDisable locking.man
--rootvgImport devices used for the root VG.man
--versionDisplay version information.man

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