---
name: "vdolistmetadata"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "vdo"
version: "8.3.1.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vdolistmetadata"
---

# vdolistmetadata(8)

list the metadata regions on a VDO device

## NAME

vdolistmetadata - list the metadata regions on a VDO device

## SYNOPSIS

**vdolistmetadata** *filename*

## DESCRIPTION

**vdolistmetadata** lists the metadata regions of a VDO device as ranges of block numbers. Each range is on a separate line of the form:

```
  startBlock .. endBlock: label
```

Both endpoints are included in the range, and are the zero-based indexes of 4KB VDO metadata blocks on the backing device.

*filename* must be the path of the VDODataLV as described in [**lvmvdo**(7)](/lvmvdo/7.md).

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  Print this help message and exit.

- **--version**

  Show the version of vdolistmetadata.

## EXAMPLE

```
# lvchange -ay vdo1/vdo0pool_vdata
# vdolistmetadata /dev/mapper/vdo1-vdo0pool_vdata
# lvchange -an vdo1/vdo0pool_vdata
```

## SEE ALSO

[**lvmvdo**(7)](/lvmvdo/7.md), [**lvchange**(8)](/lvchange/8.md)