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.TH VGEXPORT 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
.SH NAME
vgexport \- make volume groups unknown to the system
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B vgexport
[\-a|\-\-all]
[\-d|\-\-debug] [\-h|\-?|\-\-help] 
[\-v|\-\-verbose]
VolumeGroupName [VolumeGroupName...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
vgexport allows you to make the inactive 
.IR VolumeGroupName (s)
unknown to the system.
You can then move all the Physical Volumes in that Volume Group to
a different system for later
.BR vgimport (8).
Most LVM2 tools ignore exported Volume Groups.
.SH OPTIONS
See \fBlvm\fP for common options.
.TP
.I \-a, \-\-all
Export all inactive Volume Groups.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR lvm (8),
.BR pvscan (8),
.BR vgimport (8),
.BR vgscan (8)
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5951ef33	1	.TH VGEXPORT 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -- nroff --
17823680 AK	2	.SH NAME
	3	vgexport \- make volume groups unknown to the system
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B vgexport
82dcb097 DW	6	[\-a\|\-\-all]
	7	[\-d\|\-\-debug] [\-h\|\-?\|\-\-help]
	8	[\-v\|\-\-verbose]
17823680 AK	9	VolumeGroupName [VolumeGroupName...]
	10	.SH DESCRIPTION
	11	vgexport allows you to make the inactive
	12	.IR VolumeGroupName (s)
	13	unknown to the system.
	14	You can then move all the Physical Volumes in that Volume Group to
	15	a different system for later
	16	.BR vgimport (8).
	17	Most LVM2 tools ignore exported Volume Groups.
	18	.SH OPTIONS
	19	See \fBlvm\fP for common options.
	20	.TP
	21	.I \-a, \-\-all
	22	Export all inactive Volume Groups.
	23	.SH SEE ALSO
5951ef33	24	.BR lvm (8),
17823680	25	.BR pvscan (8),
5951ef33	26	.BR vgimport (8),
17823680	27	.BR vgscan (8)