commands.sh

lvextend

linux

Increase the size of a logical volume. See also: `lvm`.

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Options (3)

-L, --sizeboolean

Increase a volume's size to 120 GB

Example: sudo lvextend {{[-L|--size]}} {{120G}} {{logical_volume}}
-r, --resizefsboolean

Increase a volume's size by 40 GB as well as the underlying filesystem

Example: sudo lvextend {{[-L|--size]}} +{{40G}} {{[-r|--resizefs]}} {{logical_volume}}
-l, --extentsboolean

Increase a volume's size to 100% of the free physical volume space

Example: sudo lvextend {{[-l|--extents]}} +{{100}}%FREE {{logical_volume}}

Examples (4)

Increase a volume's size to 120 GB

sudo lvextend [-L|--size] 120G logical_volume

Increase a volume's size by 40 GB as well as the underlying filesystem

sudo lvextend [-L|--size] +40G [-r|--resizefs] logical_volume

Increase a volume's size to 100% of the free physical volume space

sudo lvextend [-l|--extents] +100%FREE logical_volume

Increase a volume's size to 100% of the free physical volume space and resize the underlying filesystem

sudo lvextend [-l|--extents] +100%FREE [-r|--resizefs] logical_volume
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