diff --git a/pages/linux/lvcreate.md b/pages/linux/lvcreate.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..00be05dfa --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/linux/lvcreate.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# lvcreate + +> Creates a logical volume in an existing volume group. +> A volume group is a collection of logical and physical volumes. + +- Create a logical volume of 10 gigabytes in the volume group vg1: + +`lvcreate -L {{10G}} {{vg1}}` + +- Create a 1500 megabyte linear logical volume named mylv in the volume group vg1: + +`lvcreate -L {{1500}} -n {{mylv}} {{vg1}}` + +- Create a logical volume called mylv that uses 60% of the total space in volume group vg1: + +`lvcreate -l {{60%VG}} -n {{mylv}} {{vg1}}` + +- Create a logical volume called mylv that uses all of the unallocated space in the volume group vg1: + +`lvcreate -l {{100%FREE}} -n {{mylv}} {{vg1}}`