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VGEXPORT 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
NAME
vgexport - make volume groups unknown to the system
SYNOPSIS
vgexport [-a|--all] [-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help] [-v|--verbose] VolumeGroupName [VolumeGroupName...]
DESCRIPTION
vgexport allows you to make the inactive VolumeGroupName (s) unknown to the system. You can then move all the Physical Volumes in that Volume Group to a different system for later vgimport (8). Most LVM2 tools ignore exported Volume Groups.
OPTIONS
See lvm for common options.

-a, --all Export all inactive Volume Groups.

SEE ALSO
lvm (8), pvscan (8), vgimport (8), vgscan (8)