lvs
displays information about logical volumes in a configurable table format
TLDR
List logical volumes
$ sudo lvs
List all volumes$ sudo lvs -a
Verbose output$ sudo lvs -v
Show specific fields$ sudo lvs -o lv_name,vg_name,lv_size
Append field$ sudo lvs -o +field_name
No headings$ sudo lvs --noheadings
Use separator$ sudo lvs --separator =
SYNOPSIS
lvs [OPTIONS] [VolumeGroupName|LogicalVolume...]
DESCRIPTION
lvs displays information about logical volumes in a configurable table format. It provides 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-o, --options fields
Specify which fields to display--noheadings
Suppress the heading line in output--separator char
Use specified character as field separator--units units
Display sizes in specified units (b, k, m, g, t)
CAVEATS
Some fields require verbose mode to display. Default output is designed for human readability; use --separator and --noheadings for scripting.
HISTORY
lvs is part of LVM2, the Linux Logical Volume Manager, providing quick volume listing functionality.