The lvs
command in C Shell (csh) is used to display information about logical volumes in a Linux environment. It provides a concise overview of the logical volumes managed by the Logical Volume Manager (LVM), including their attributes and status.
The basic syntax of the lvs
command is as follows:
lvs [options] [arguments]
-o, --units
: Specify the output format and units for size.-a, --all
: Show all logical volumes, including those that are inactive.-f, --full
: Display full information about each logical volume.-S, --select
: Filter the output based on specific criteria.Here are some practical examples of using the lvs
command:
lvs
lvs -f
lvs -o lv_name,lv_size
lvs -a
lvs -S 'lv_size > 10G'
-o
option to customize the output to show only the information you need.-a
with -o
to see all volumes with specific attributes.