LVRENAME 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
NAME
lvrename - rename a logical volume
SYNOPSIS
lvrename [ -A | --autobackup " {" y | n }] [ -d | --debug ] [ -f | --force ] [ -h | --help ] [ --noudevsync ] [ -t | --test ] [ -v | --verbose ] [ --version ] "OldLogicalVolumePath NewLogicalVolume" { Path | Name }
VolumeGroupName OldLogicalVolumeName NewLogicalVolumeName
DESCRIPTION
lvrename renames an existing logical volume from
OldLogicalVolume { Name | Path } to
NewLogicalVolume { Name | Path }. OPTIONS
See lvm for common options.
--noudevsync Disable udev synchronisation. The process will not wait for notification from udev. It will continue irrespective of any possible udev processing in the background. You should only use this if udev is not running or has rules that ignore the devices LVM2 creates.
EXAMPLE
To rename
lvold in volume group
vg02 to
lvnew : \ lvrename /dev/vg02/lvold /dev/vg02/lvnewAn alternate syntax to rename this logical volume is
\ lvrename vg02 lvold lvnew
SEE ALSO
lvm (8), lvchange (8), vgcreate (8), vgrename (8)