lvrename(8) - Linux man page

Name

lvrename - rename a logical volume

Synopsis

lvrename [-A|--autobackup {y|n}] [-d|--debug] [-f|--force] [-h|--help] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] [--version]
OldLogicalVolumePath NewLogicalVolume{Path|Name}
VolumeGroupName OldLogicalVolumeName NewLogicalVolumeName

Description

lvrename renames an existing logical volume from OldLogicalVolume{Name|Path} to NewLogicalVolume{Name|Path}.

Options

See lvm for common options.

Example

To rename lvold in volume group vg02 to lvnew:
    lvrename /dev/vg02/lvold /dev/vg02/lvnew
An alternate syntax to rename this logical volume is
    lvrename vg02 lvold lvnew

See Also

lvm(8), lvchange(8), vgcreate(8), vgrename(8)

Referenced By

lvconvert(8), lvcreate(8)