{{\-s|\-\-snapshot}
OriginalLogicalVolumePath |
[\-s|\-\-snapshot]
-VolumeGroupName \-\-virtualsize VirtualSize}
+VolumeGroupName \-V|\-\-virtualsize VirtualSize}
.SH DESCRIPTION
lvcreate creates a new logical volume in a volume group ( see
.B vgcreate(8), vgchange(8)
commandline switch alias is available for the desired type, as is the case
with "error", "zero", "raid4", "raid5", or "raid6".
.TP
-.I \-\-virtualsize VirtualSize
+.I -V, \-\-virtualsize VirtualSize
Create a sparse device of the given size (in MB by default) using a snapshot.
Anything written to the device will be returned when reading from it.
Reading from other areas of the device will return blocks of zeros.
arg(dataalignment_ARG, '\0', "dataalignment", size_kb_arg, 0)
arg(dataalignmentoffset_ARG, '\0', "dataalignmentoffset", size_kb_arg, 0)
arg(virtualoriginsize_ARG, '\0', "virtualoriginsize", size_mb_arg, 0)
-arg(virtualsize_ARG, '\0', "virtualsize", size_mb_arg, 0)
arg(noudevsync_ARG, '\0', "noudevsync", NULL, 0)
arg(poll_ARG, '\0', "poll", yes_no_arg, 0)
arg(stripes_long_ARG, '\0', "stripes", int_arg, 0)
arg(uuidlist_ARG, 'U', "uuidlist", NULL, 0)
arg(verbose_ARG, 'v', "verbose", NULL, ARG_COUNTABLE)
arg(volumegroup_ARG, 'V', "volumegroup", NULL, 0)
+arg(virtualsize_ARG, 'V', "virtualsize", size_mb_arg, 0)
arg(allocatable_ARG, 'x', "allocatable", yes_no_arg, 0)
arg(resizeable_ARG, 'x', "resizeable", yes_no_arg, 0)
arg(yes_ARG, 'y', "yes", NULL, 0)