From d5a950ca67c106403054ecb847e226e8b5a7c30e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Teigland Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2021 16:30:11 -0500 Subject: pvcreate: overwrite partition header with -f $ pvcreate /dev/sdc Cannot use /dev/sdc: device is partitioned $ pvcreate -f /dev/sdc Physical volume "/dev/sdc" successfully created. --- man/pvcreate.8_des | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'man') diff --git a/man/pvcreate.8_des b/man/pvcreate.8_des index 69bd133aa..4048eb71c 100644 --- a/man/pvcreate.8_des +++ b/man/pvcreate.8_des @@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ 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. 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. +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. .P .B Metadata location, size, and alignment .P -- cgit v1.2.1