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/usr/bin/vgreduce

Logical Volume Manager 2 utilities

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

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  vgreduce - Remove physical volume(s) from a volume group

  Remove a PV from a VG.
  vgreduce VG PV ...
	[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]

  Remove all unused PVs from a VG.
  vgreduce -a|--all VG
	[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]

  Remove all missing PVs from a VG.
  vgreduce --removemissing VG
	[    --mirrorsonly ]
	[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]

  Common options for command:
	[ -A|--autobackup y|n ]
	[ -f|--force ]
	[    --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 (6)
OptionDescriptionSource
--longhelpDisplay long help text.man
--mirrorsonlyOnly remove missing PVs from mirror LVs.man
--nohintsDo not use the hints file to locate devices for PVs.man
--nolockingDisable locking.man
--removemissingRemoves all missing PVs from the VG, if there are no LVs allocated on them.man
--versionDisplay version information.man

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