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`.
INSTALL
sudo apt install lvm2
sudo dnf install lvm2
sudo pacman -S lvm2
sudo apk add lvm2
sudo zypper install lvm2
nix profile install nixpkgs#lvm2
CAVEATS
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.