From 6d5f467512d909bd00b6f103a29491ef9ba6a8e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rogelio Cedillo <rogelio.cedillo.rivera@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2017 06:42:26 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] lvcreate: add page (#1270)

* lvcreate: add page

* fix lint errors

* adding short description of volume group

* Simplify volume group description
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 pages/linux/lvcreate.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
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+# 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}}`