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Table 18-6 lists important LVM commands with a small description of each.
Table 18-6. Important LVM Commands
| Command | Description |
| extendfs | Extends a file system. |
| lvchange | Changes the characteristics of a logical volume |
| lvcreate | Creates a logical volume |
| lvdisplay | Displays information about a logical volume |
| lvextend | Extends a logical volume |
| lvlnboot | Makes a logical volume usable as root , dump , or swap |
| lvreduce | Decreases the size of a volume |
| lvremove | Removes the logical volume(s) from a volume group |
| lvrmboot | Makes a volume unusable for a root , swap , or dump volume previously enabled for use in one of these capacities |
| pvchange | Changes the characteristics of a physical volume |
| pvcreate | Creates a physical volume |
| pvdisplay | Displays information about a physical volume |
| pvmove | Moves physical extents from one volume to another |
| vgcfgbackup | Backs up an LVM configuration |
| vgcfgrestore | Restores a backed -up LVM configuration |
| vgchange | Changes the characteristics of a volume group |
| vgcreate | Creates a volume group |
| vgdisplay | Displays information about a volume group |
| vgextend | Extends a volume group |
| vgexport | Exports a volume group from a system |
| vgimport | Imports a volume group to a system |
| vgreduce | Reduces the size of a volume group by removing the physical volume(s) |
| vgremove | Removes a volume group(s) |