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DMSETUP

Section: MAINTENANCE COMMANDS (8)
Updated: Apr 06 2006
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NAME

dmsetup - low level logical volume management  

SYNOPSIS

dmsetup clear device_name

dmsetup create device_name [-n|--notable|:--table table|:table_file] [--readahead [+]sectors|:auto|none] [-u|--uuid uuid] [--addnodeoncreate|:--addnodeonresume]

dmsetup create --concise [concise_device_specification]

dmsetup deps [-o options] [device_name...]

dmsetup help [-c|-C|--columns]

dmsetup info [device_name...]

dmsetup info -c|-C|--columns [--count count] [--interval seconds] [--noheadings] [-o fields] [-O|--sort sort_fields] [--nameprefixes] [--separator separator] [device_name]

dmsetup load device_name [--table table|table_file]

dmsetup ls [--target target_type] [-o options] [--exec command] [--tree]

dmsetup mangle [device_name...]

dmsetup measure [device_name...]

dmsetup message device_name sector message

dmsetup mknodes [device_name...]

dmsetup reload device_name [--table table|table_file]

dmsetup remove [-f|--force] [--retry] [--deferred] device_name...

dmsetup remove_all [-f|--force] [--deferred]

dmsetup rename device_name new_name

dmsetup rename device_name --setuuid uuid

dmsetup resume device_name... [--addnodeoncreate|--addnodeonresume] [--noflush] [--nolockfs] [--readahead [+]sectors|auto|none]

dmsetup setgeometry device_name cyl head sect start

dmsetup splitname device_name [subsystem]

dmsetup stats command [options]

dmsetup status [--target target_type] [--noflush] [device_name...]

dmsetup suspend [--nolockfs<