tldr/pages/linux/pvcreate.md

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pvcreate

Initialize a disk or partition for use as a physical volume. See also: lvm. More information: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/pvcreate.8.html.

  • Initialize the /dev/sda1 volume for use by LVM:

pvcreate {{/dev/sda1}}

  • Force the creation without any confirmation prompts:

pvcreate --force {{/dev/sda1}}