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/usr/bin/vgscan

Logical Volume Manager 2 utilities

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

  Failed to find sysfs mount point
  WARNING: Running as a non-root user. Functionality may be unavailable.
  vgscan - Search for all volume groups

  vgscan
	[    --ignorelockingfailure ]
	[    --mknodes ]
	[    --notifydbus ]
	[    --refresh ]
	[    --reportformat basic|json|json_std ]
	[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]

  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 (8)
OptionDescriptionSource
--ignorelockingfailureAllows a command to continue with read-only metadata operations after locking failures.man
--longhelpDisplay long help text.man
--mknodesAlso checks the LVM special files in /dev that are needed for active LVs and creates any missing ones and removes unused ones.man
--nohintsDo not use the hints file to locate devices for PVs.man
--nolockingDisable locking.man
--notifydbusSend a notification to D-Bus.man
--refreshIf the LV is active, reload its metadata.man
--versionDisplay version information.man

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