---
name: "lvm-bin-scan"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lvm-common"
version: "1.5.20"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lvm-bin-scan"
---

# lvm-bin-scan(1)

program to maintain symlinks in /sbin for lvmiopversion (8)

## NAME

lvm-bin-scan - program to maintain symlinks in /sbin for **lvmiopversion (8)**

## SYNOPSIS

**lvm-bin-scan**\
 **lvm-bin-scan -x**

## DESCRIPTION

**lvm-bin-scan** is a simple script which will look for LVM binary sets in /sbin/lvm-{version}, and ensure that there exist symlinks in /sbin to lvmiopversion for each tool provided, and conversely to remove such symlinks when no such tool exists.

It is intended to be run from package maintenance scripts, in particular the *postinst* and *postrm* scripts, as follows:

**\[ "x$1" = "xconfigure" -a -x /usr/sbin/lvm-bin-scan \] && /usr/sbin/lvm-bin-scan**

## OPTIONS

There is only one option; **lvm-bin-scan -x** will remove *all* symlinks to **lvmiopversion** from /sbin; it is intended to be used from the *prerm* script for **lvm-common**.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Tom Lees \<tom@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

## SEE ALSO

**lvmiopversion**(8), [**lvm**(8)](/lvm/8.md).