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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ lvs \- report information about logical volumes
.RB [ \-o | \-\-options
.RI [ + ] Field [, Field ]]
.RB [ \-O | \-\-sort
-.RI [ + | - ] Key1 [,[ + | - ] Key2 [,...]]]
+.RI [ + | \- ] Key1 [,[ + | \- ] Key2 [,...]]]
.RB [ \-P | \-\-partial ]
.RB [ \-\-rows ]
.RB [ \-\-segments ]
@@ -41,17 +41,18 @@ Include information in the output about internal Logical Volumes that
are components of normally-accessible Logical Volumes, such as mirrors,
but which are not independently accessible (e.g. not mountable).
The names of such Logical Volumes are enclosed within square brackets
-in the output. For example, after creating a mirror using 'lvcreate -m1
---mirrorlog disk', this option will reveal three internal Logical
+in the output. For example, after creating a mirror using
+.B lvcreate -m1 --mirrorlog disk
+, this option will reveal three internal Logical
Volumes, with suffixes mimage_0, mimage_1, and mlog.
.TP
.B \-\-aligned
-Use with \-\-separator to align the output columns.
+Use with \fB\-\-separator\fP to align the output columns.
.TP
.B \-\-nameprefixes
Add an "LVM2_" prefix plus the field name to the output. Useful
-with --noheadings to produce a list of field=value pairs that can
-be used to set environment variables (for example, in
+with \fB\-\-noheadings\fP to produce a list of field=value pairs that can
+be used to set environment variables (for example, in
.BR udev (7)
rules).
.TP
@@ -60,17 +61,18 @@ Suppress the headings line that is normally the first line of output.
Useful if grepping the output.
.TP
.B \-\-nosuffix
-Suppress the suffix on output sizes. Use with \-\-units (except h and H)
-if processing the output.
+Suppress the suffix on output sizes. Use with \fB\-\-units\fP
+(except h and H) if processing the output.
.TP
.BR \-o ", " \-\-options
Comma-separated ordered list of columns. Precede the list with '+' to append
to the default selection of columns instead of replacing it.
.IP
-Use \fb-o lv_all\fP to select all logical volume columns, and \fb-o seg_all\fP
+Use \fB\-o lv_all\fP to select all logical volume columns,
+and \fB\-o seg_all\fP
to select all logical volume segment columns.
.IP
-Use \fb-o help\fP to view the full list of columns available.
+Use \fB\-o help\fP to view the full list of columns available.
.IP
Column names include:
lv_uuid, lv_name, lv_path, lv_attr, lv_major, lv_minor, lv_read_ahead, lv_kernel_major,
@@ -79,12 +81,12 @@ snap_percent, copy_percent, move_pv, convert_lv, lv_tags, mirror_log, thin_pool,
segtype, stripes, stripesize, regionsize, chunksize, seg_start, seg_start_pe,
seg_size, seg_tags, seg_pe_ranges, devices.
.IP
-With \-\-segments, any "seg_" prefixes are optional; otherwise any "lv_"
-prefixes are optional. Columns mentioned in
+With \fB\-\-segments\fP, any "seg_" prefixes are optional;
+otherwise any "lv_" prefixes are optional. Columns mentioned in
.BR vgs (8)
can also be chosen.
.IP
-The lv_attr bits are:
+The lv_attr bits are:
.RS
.IP 1 3
Volume type: (m)irrored, (M)irrored without initial sync, (o)rigin,
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ mapped (d)evice present without tables, mapped device present with (i)nactive ta
.IP 6 3
device (o)pen
.IP 7 3
-Target type: (m)irror, (r)aid, (s)napshot, (t)hin, (u)nknown, (v)irtual.
+Target type: (m)irror, (r)aid, (s)napshot, (t)hin, (u)nknown, (v)irtual.
This groups logical volumes related to the same kernel target together. So,
for example, mirror images, mirror logs as well as mirrors themselves appear as
(m) if they use the original device-mapper mirror kernel driver; whereas the raid
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ Use default columns that emphasize segment information.
.TP
.BR \-O ", " \-\-sort
Comma-separated ordered list of columns to sort by. Replaces the default
-selection. Precede any column with - for a reverse sort on that column.
+selection. Precede any column with '\fI\-\fP' for a reverse sort on that column.
.TP
.B \-\-rows
Output columns as rows.
@@ -139,12 +141,13 @@ Produce output immediately without sorting or aligning the columns properly.
.TP
.B \-\-units \fIhHbBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE
All sizes are output in these units: (h)uman-readable, (b)ytes, (s)ectors,
-(k)ilobytes, (m)egabytes, (g)igabytes, (t)erabytes, (p)etabytes, (e)xabytes.
-Capitalise to use multiples of 1000 (S.I.) instead of 1024. Can also specify
-custom units e.g. \-\-units 3M
+(k)ilobytes, (m)egabytes, (g)igabytes, (t)erabytes, (p)etabytes, (e)xabytes.
+Capitalise to use multiples of 1000 (S.I.) instead of 1024. Can also specify
+custom units e.g. \fB\-\-units 3M\fP
.TP
.B \-\-unquoted
-When used with --nameprefixes, output values in the field=value pairs are not quoted.
+When used with \fB\-\-nameprefixes\fP, output values in the field=value
+pairs are not quoted.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR lvm (8),
.BR lvdisplay (8),