---
name: "lvm-categories"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "lvm2"
version: "2.03.44-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lvm-categories"
---

# lvm-categories(7)

LVM command categories

## NAME

lvm-categories — LVM command categories

## DESCRIPTION

This page provides categorized list of LVM manual pages.

## CATEGORIES

## Core Commands

- **lvm**

  LVM tools

## Builtin Commands

- **config**

  Display and manipulate configuration information

- **devtypes**

  Display recognised built-in block device types

- **dumpconfig**

  Display and manipulate configuration information

- **formats**

  List available metadata formats

- **fullreport**

  Display full report

- **help**

  Display help for commands

- **lastlog**

  Display last command's log report

- **lvpoll**

  Continue already initiated poll operation on a logical volume

- **segtypes**

  List available segment types

- **systemid**

  Display the system ID, if any, currently set on this host

- **tags**

  List tags defined on this host

- **version**

  Display software and driver version information

## Concepts

- **lvmautoactivation**

  LVM autoactivation

- **lvmcache**

  LVM caching

- **lvmraid**

  LVM RAID

- **lvmreport**

  LVM reporting and related features

- **lvmsystemid**

  LVM system ID

- **lvmthin**

  LVM thin provisioning

- **lvmvdo**

  Support for Virtual Data Optimizer in LVM

## Configuration

- **lvm.conf**

  Configuration file for LVM2

- **lvmconfig**

  Display and manipulate configuration information

## Devices File Management

- **lvmdevices**

  Manage the devices file

- **vgimportdevices**

  Add devices for a VG to the devices file

## Physical Volume Commands

- **pvchange**

  Change attributes of physical volume(s)

- **pvcreate**

  Initialize physical volume(s) for use by LVM

- **pvmove**

  Move extents from one physical volume to another

- **pvremove**

  Remove LVM label(s) from physical volume(s)

- **pvresize**

  Resize physical volume(s)

## Volume Group Commands

- **vgcfgbackup**

  Backup volume group configuration(s)

- **vgcfgrestore**

  Restore volume group configuration

- **vgchange**

  Change volume group attributes

- **vgconvert**

  Removed: vgconvert has been removed along with the lvm1 format

- **vgcreate**

  Create a volume group

- **vgexport**

  Unregister volume group(s) from the system

- **vgextend**

  Add physical volumes to a volume group

- **vgimport**

  Register exported volume group with system

- **vgimportclone**

  Import a VG from cloned PVs

- **vgmerge**

  Merge volume groups

- **vgmknodes**

  Create the special files for volume group devices in /dev

- **vgreduce**

  Remove physical volume(s) from a volume group

- **vgremove**

  Remove volume group(s)

- **vgrename**

  Rename a volume group

- **vgsplit**

  Move physical volumes into a new or existing volume group

## Logical Volume Commands

- **lvchange**

  Change the attributes of logical volume(s)

- **lvconvert**

  Change logical volume layout

- **lvcreate**

  Create a logical volume

- **lvextend**

  Add space to a logical volume

- **lvreduce**

  Reduce the size of a logical volume

- **lvremove**

  Remove logical volume(s) from the system

- **lvrename**

  Rename a logical volume

- **lvresize**

  Resize a logical volume

## Reporting Commands

- **lvdisplay**

  Display information about a logical volume

- **lvs**

  Display information about logical volumes

- **pvdisplay**

  Display various attributes of physical volume(s)

- **pvs**

  Display information about physical volumes

- **vgdisplay**

  Display volume group information

- **vgs**

  Display information about volume groups

## Scanning Commands

- **lvmdiskscan**

  List devices that may be used as physical volumes

- **lvscan**

  List all logical volumes in all volume groups

- **pvscan**

  List all physical volumes

- **vgscan**

  Search for all volume groups

## Check Commands

- **pvck**

  Check metadata on physical volumes

- **vgck**

  Check the consistency of volume group(s)

## Daemons

- **dmeventd**

  Device-mapper event daemon

- **lvmpolld**

  LVM poll daemon

## Utility Commands

- **blkdeactivate**

  Utility to deactivate block devices

- **fsadm**

  Utility to resize or check a filesystem on a device

- **lvm\_import\_vdo**

  Utility to import VDO volumes into a new volume group

- **lvmdump**

  Create lvm2 information dumps for diagnostic purposes

- **lvmpersist**

  Manage persistent reservations on a group of block devices

## Device-Mapper Commands

- **dmsetup**

  Low level logical volume management

- **dmstats**

  Device-mapper statistics management

- **dmvdostats**

  Display VDO statistics for device-mapper devices

## Obsolete

- **lvmsadc**

  LVM system activity data collector

- **lvmsar**

  LVM system activity reporter

## SEE ALSO

[**lvm**(8)](/lvm/8.md), [**lvm-index**(7)](/lvm-index/7.md)