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            "text": "# VGMERGE (info)\n\n## NAME\n\nvgmerge - Merge volume groups\n\n## SYNOPSIS\n\nvgmerge positionargs\n[ optionargs ]\n\n## DESCRIPTION\n\nvgmerge  merges two existing VGs. The inactive source VG is merged into\nthe destination VG if physical extent sizes are equal  and  PV  and  LV\nsummaries of both VGs fit into the destination VG's limits.\n\n## Sections\n\n- **NAME**\n- **SYNOPSIS**\n- **DESCRIPTION**\n- **USAGE**\n- **OPTIONS** (3 subsections)\n- **VARIABLES**\n- **ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES**\n- **EXAMPLES**\n- **SEE ALSO**\n\nUse structuredContent.sections for detailed options, examples, and full documentation.\n"
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        "command": "VGMERGE",
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        "summary": "vgmerge - Merge volume groups",
        "synopsis": "vgmerge positionargs\n[ optionargs ]",
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                "description": "Disable locking. --profile String An alias for --commandprofile or --metadataprofile, depending on the command. -q|--quiet ... Suppress output and log messages. Overrides --debug and --ver- bose. Repeat once to also suppress any prompts with answer 'no'. -t|--test Run in test mode. Commands will not update metadata. This is implemented by disabling all metadata writing but nevertheless returning success to the calling function. This may lead to un- usual error messages in multi-stage operations if a tool relies on reading back metadata it believes has changed but hasn't. -v|--verbose ... Set verbose level. Repeat from 1 to 4 times to increase the de- tail of messages sent to stdout and stderr."
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                "content": "vgmerge - Merge volume groups\n",
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            "SYNOPSIS": {
                "content": "vgmerge positionargs\n[ optionargs ]\n",
                "subsections": []
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            "DESCRIPTION": {
                "content": "vgmerge  merges two existing VGs. The inactive source VG is merged into\nthe destination VG if physical extent sizes are equal  and  PV  and  LV\nsummaries of both VGs fit into the destination VG's limits.\n",
                "subsections": []
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            "USAGE": {
                "content": "vgmerge VG VG\n[ -A|--autobackup y|n ]\n[ -l|--list ]\n[ COMMONOPTIONS ]\n\nCommon options for lvm:\n[ -d|--debug ]\n[ -h|--help ]\n[ -q|--quiet ]\n[ -t|--test ]\n[ -v|--verbose ]\n[ -y|--yes ]\n[    --commandprofile String ]\n[    --config String ]\n[    --driverloaded y|n ]\n[    --lockopt String ]\n[    --longhelp ]\n[    --nolocking ]\n[    --profile String ]\n[    --version ]\n",
                "subsections": []
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                "content": "-A|--autobackup y|n\nSpecifies if metadata should be backed up automatically after a\nchange.  Enabling this is strongly advised! See vgcfgbackup(8)\nfor more information.\n\n--commandprofile String\nThe command profile to use for command configuration.  See\nlvm.conf(5) for more information about profiles.\n\n--config String\nConfig settings for the command. These override lvm.conf set-\ntings.  The String arg uses the same format as lvm.conf, or may\nuse section/field syntax.  See lvm.conf(5) for more information\nabout config.\n\n-d|--debug ...\nSet debug level. Repeat from 1 to 6 times to increase the detail\nof messages sent to the log file and/or syslog (if configured).\n\n--driverloaded y|n\nIf set to no, the command will not attempt to use device-mapper.\nFor testing and debugging.\n\n-h|--help\nDisplay help text.\n\n-l|--list\nDisplay merged destination VG like vgdisplay -v.\n\n--lockopt String\nUsed to pass options for special cases to lvmlockd.  See lvm-\nlockd(8) for more information.\n",
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                    {
                        "name": "--longhelp",
                        "content": "Display long help text.\n",
                        "long": "--longhelp"
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                    {
                        "name": "--nolocking",
                        "content": "Disable locking.\n\n--profile String\nAn alias for --commandprofile or --metadataprofile, depending on\nthe command.\n\n-q|--quiet ...\nSuppress output and log messages. Overrides --debug and --ver-\nbose.  Repeat once to also suppress any prompts with answer\n'no'.\n\n-t|--test\nRun in test mode. Commands will not update metadata.  This is\nimplemented by disabling all metadata writing but nevertheless\nreturning success to the calling function. This may lead to un-\nusual error messages in multi-stage operations if a tool relies\non reading back metadata it believes has changed but hasn't.\n\n-v|--verbose ...\nSet verbose level. Repeat from 1 to 4 times to increase the de-\ntail of messages sent to stdout and stderr.\n",
                        "long": "--nolocking"
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                    {
                        "name": "--version",
                        "content": "Display version information.\n\n-y|--yes\nDo not prompt for confirmation interactively but always assume\nthe answer yes. Use with extreme caution.  (For automatic no,\nsee -qq.)\n",
                        "long": "--version"
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                "content": "VG\nVolume Group name.  See lvm(8) for valid names.\n\nString\nSee the option description for information about the string con-\ntent.\n\nSize[UNIT]\nSize  is  an  input number that accepts an optional unit.  Input\nunits are always treated as base two values, regardless of capi-\ntalization,  e.g.  'k'  and 'K' both refer to 1024.  The default\ninput unit is specified by letter, followed by |UNIT.  UNIT rep-\nresents  other  possible  input units: bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE.  b|B is\nbytes, s|S is sectors of 512 bytes, k|K is KiB, m|M is MiB,  g|G\nis GiB, t|T is TiB, p|P is PiB, e|E is EiB.  (This should not be\nconfused with the output control --units, where capital  letters\nmean multiple of 1000.)\n",
                "subsections": []
            },
            "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES": {
                "content": "See  lvm(8)  for  information  about environment variables used by lvm.\nFor example, LVMVGNAME can generally be substituted for a required VG\nparameter.\n",
                "subsections": []
            },
            "EXAMPLES": {
                "content": "Merge  an inactive VG named \"vg00\" into the active or inactive VG named\n\"databases\", giving verbose runtime information.\nvgmerge -v databases vg00\n",
                "subsections": []
            },
            "SEE ALSO": {
                "content": "lvm(8) lvm.conf(5) lvmconfig(8)\n\npvchange(8)  pvck(8)  pvcreate(8)  pvdisplay(8)  pvmove(8)  pvremove(8)\npvresize(8) pvs(8) pvscan(8)\n\nvgcfgbackup(8)  vgcfgrestore(8)  vgchange(8) vgck(8) vgcreate(8) vgcon-\nvert(8)  vgdisplay(8)  vgexport(8)  vgextend(8)  vgimport(8)  vgimport-\nclone(8)  vgmerge(8)  vgmknodes(8)  vgreduce(8) vgremove(8) vgrename(8)\nvgs(8) vgscan(8) vgsplit(8)\n\nlvcreate(8) lvchange(8)  lvconvert(8)  lvdisplay(8)  lvextend(8)  lvre-\nduce(8) lvremove(8) lvrename(8) lvresize(8) lvs(8) lvscan(8)\n\nlvm-fullreport(8) lvm-lvpoll(8) lvm2-activation-generator(8) blkdeacti-\nvate(8) lvmdump(8)\n\ndmeventd(8) lvmpolld(8)  lvmlockd(8)  lvmlockctl(8)  cmirrord(8)  lvmd-\nbusd(8)\n\nlvmsystemid(7) lvmreport(7) lvmraid(7) lvmthin(7) lvmcache(7)\n\nRed Hat, Inc.          LVM TOOLS 2.03.11(2) (2021-01-08)            VGMERGE(8)",
                "subsections": []
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