osx man page for vgimport

VGIMPORT(8)						      System Manager's Manual						       VGIMPORT(8)

NAME

       vgimport - make exported volume groups known to the system

SYNOPSIS

       vgimport [-a|--all] [-d|--debug] [-h|-?|--help] [-v|--verbose] VolumeGroupName [VolumeGroupName...]

DESCRIPTION

       vgimport  allows  you to make a Volume Group that was previously exported using vgexport(8) known to the system again, perhaps after moving
       its Physical Volumes from a different machine.

OPTIONS

       See lvm for common options.

       -a, --all
	      Import all exported Volume Groups.

SEE ALSO

       lvm(8), pvscan(8), vgexport(8), vgscan(8)

Sistina Software UK					 LVM TOOLS 2.02.95(2) (2012-03-06)					       VGIMPORT(8)