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@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ Use \fBvgcreate\fP(8) to create a new VG on the PV, or \fBvgextend\fP(8)
to add the PV to an existing VG. Use \fBpvremove\fP(8) to remove the LVM
disk label from the device.
.P
-The force option will create a PV without confirmation, and will overwrite
-partition headers. Repeating the force option (\fB-ff\fP) will override other
-checks that would normally prevent a pvcreate, e.g. if the PV is already in a
-VG.
+The force option will create a PV without confirmation. Repeating the
+force option (\fB-ff\fP) will forcibly create a PV, overriding checks that
+normally prevent it, e.g. if the PV is already in a VG.
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.B Metadata location, size, and alignment
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