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/usr/bin/pvcreate

Logical Volume Manager 2 utilities

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

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  pvcreate - Initialize physical volume(s) for use by LVM

  pvcreate PV ...
	[ -f|--force ]
	[ -M|--metadatatype lvm2 ]
	[ -u|--uuid String ]
	[ -Z|--zero y|n ]
	[    --bootloaderareasize Size[m|UNIT] ]
	[    --dataalignment Size[k|UNIT] ]
	[    --dataalignmentoffset Size[k|UNIT] ]
	[    --labelsector Number ]
	[    --metadataignore y|n ]
	[    --metadatasize Size[m|UNIT] ]
	[    --norestorefile ]
	[    --pvmetadatacopies 0|1|2 ]
	[    --reportformat basic|json|json_std ]
	[    --restorefile String ]
	[    --setphysicalvolumesize Size[m|UNIT] ]
	[ 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 (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
--longhelpDisplay long help text.man
--nohintsDo not use the hints file to locate devices for PVs.man
--nolockingDisable locking.man
--norestorefileIn conjunction with --uuid, this allows a UUID to be specified without also requiring that a backup of the metadata be provided.man
--versionDisplay version information.man

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