Before running the operation below, I would like to verify that the code to create the file system in a logical volume is correct. The concern relates to the use of the hyphen "-".

The website I am using for the refernce material is ArchLinux.org.

My fstab file has the line: /dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root where the logical group is "ubuntu--vg" and the volume is "root". I plan to shrink root and create a new volume "newhome". Which will eventually become the "home" directory. After creating the new volume, the file system needs to be established.

The example provided by ArchLinux for creating the file system is below:
note the hyphen above. The version I would plan to use is shown below.
Will the double hyphens in the code above present a problem?

Because the "-" character is used as a separator between the VG and LV names in /dev/mapper, a literal "-" character within the VG name gets doubled. These both reference the same LV:

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In Fedora you'd use

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Thanks. It worked. I have a new volume "newhome" now. Yeah.
When doing this stuff, I always have the feeling of massive impending doom.

Tomorrow, I will complete the process by moving the files in my "home" directory to the "newhome" volume and rename it "home" after changing the prior home directory to "home_old".

Success. "home" now resides in its own volume. Thanks for the guidance.

Glad you have success.

When I first used lvm I wasn't a big fan, but the more I use lvm volumes the more I'm happy with lvm stability and flexibility. However, I do resist spanning multiple physical disks in a lvm volume.

I'm still to new to LVM to appreciate it, especially for home use. It was a tremendous learning experience. Given time, I may appreciate its benefits.

As I was not able locate a suitable tutorial for creating a logical volume dedicated to the "home" directory, I developed one of my own based on feedback from my posts and my experience: Create Logical "Home" Volume When Using Logical Volume Management (VLM). I believe in having the operating system and user files on different "partitions" (volumes). Others may find this tutorial useful should they want to have a logical volume dedicated to "home".