lvs

Display information about logical volumes

TLDR

List logical volumes

$ sudo lvs

List all volumes including internal ones

$ sudo lvs -a

Verbose output

$ sudo lvs -v

Show specific fields

$ sudo lvs -o lv_name,vg_name,lv_size

Append a field to the default output

$ sudo lvs -o +lv_path

Show available fields

$ sudo lvs -o help

No headings with custom separator for scripting

$ sudo lvs --noheadings --separator '|'

Filter logical volumes by selection criteria

$ sudo lvs -S 'lv_size>1g'

JSON output

$ sudo lvs --reportformat json

SYNOPSIS

lvs [OPTIONS] [VolumeGroupName|LogicalVolume...]

DESCRIPTION

lvs displays information about logical volumes in a configurable table format. It provides a quick overview of LV names, sizes, attributes, and related volume groups.

PARAMETERS

-a, --all

Show all logical volumes including internal ones.

-v, --verbose

Increase verbosity and show additional details. Can be repeated up to 4 times.

-o, --options fields

Specify which fields to display. Prefix with `+` to append, `-` to remove, `#` to compact empty fields. Use `-o help` to list available fields.

-S, --select criteria

Filter output rows matching selection criteria.

-O, --sort fields

Sort output by specified fields. Prefix with `-` for reverse order.

--noheadings

Suppress the heading line in output.

--nosuffix

Suppress size unit suffixes in output.

--separator char

Use specified character as field separator.

--aligned

Use with --separator to align output columns.

--nameprefixes

Add "LVM2_" prefix to field names, producing field=value pairs.

--segments

Show segment information in default columns.

--rows

Display columns as rows.

--units units

Display sizes in specified units (b, s, k, m, g, t, p, e, h, H).

--reportformat format

Output format: `basic` or `json`.

Some fields require verbose mode to display. Default output is designed for human readability; use `--separator` and `--noheadings` for scripting. Requires root privileges or membership in the appropriate group.

HISTORY

lvs is part of LVM2, the Linux Logical Volume Manager, providing quick volume listing functionality.

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