.\"    $NetBSD: lvrename.8,v 1.2 2009/02/18 12:16:13 haad Exp $
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.TH LVRENAME 8 "LVM TOOLS 2.02.44-cvs (02-17-09)" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*-
.SH NAME
lvrename \- rename a logical volume
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B lvrename
.RB [ \-A | \-\-autobackup " {" y | n }]
.RB [ \-d | \-\-debug ]
.RB [ \-f | \-\-force ]
.RB [ \-h | \-\-help ]
.RB [ \-t | \-\-test ]
.RB [ \-v | \-\-verbose ]
.RB [ \-\-version ]
.TP
.IR "OldLogicalVolumePath NewLogicalVolume" { Path | Name }
.TP
.I VolumeGroupName OldLogicalVolumeName NewLogicalVolumeName
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B lvrename
renames an existing logical volume from
.IR OldLogicalVolume { Name | Path }
to
.IR NewLogicalVolume { Name | Path }.
.SH OPTIONS
See \fBlvm\fP for common options.
.SH EXAMPLE
To rename
.B lvold
in volume group
.B vg02
to
.BR lvnew :
.nf

\	lvrename /dev/vg02/lvold /dev/vg02/lvnew

.fi
An alternate syntax to rename this logical volume is
.nf

\	lvrename vg02 lvold lvnew

.fi
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR lvm (8), 
.BR lvchange (8),
.BR vgcreate (8), 
.BR vgrename (8)