.TH VGEXPORT 8 "LVM TOOLS" "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)