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xfs_growfs(8) System Manager's Manual xfs_growfs(8)
NAME
xfs_growfs - expand an XFS filesystem
SYNOPSIS
xfs_growfs [ -dilnrx ] [ -D size ] [ -e rtextsize ] [ -L size ] [ -m maxpct ] [ -t mtab ]
[ -R size ] [ mount-point | block-device ]
xfs_growfs -V
DESCRIPTION
xfs_growfs expands an existing XFS filesystem (see xfs(5)). The mount-point argument is
the pathname of the directory where the filesystem is mounted. The block-device argument
is the device name of a mounted XFS filesystem. The filesystem must be mounted to be
grown (see mount(8)). The existing contents of the filesystem are undisturbed, and the
added space becomes available for additional file storage.
OPTIONS
-d | -D size
Specifies that the data section of the filesystem should be resized. If the -D size
option is given, the data section is changed to that size, otherwise the data sec-
tion is grown to the largest size possible with the -d option. The size is ex-
pressed in filesystem blocks. A filesystem with only 1 AG cannot be shrunk further,
and a filesystem cannot be shrunk to the point where it would only have 1 AG.
-e Allows the real-time extent size to be specified. In mkfs.xfs(8) this is specified
with -r extsize=nnnn.
-i The new log is an internal log (inside the data section). [NOTE: This option is
not implemented]
-l | -L size
Specifies that the log section of the filesystem should be grown, shrunk, or moved.
If the -L size option is given, the log section is changed to be that size, if pos-
sible. The size is expressed in filesystem blocks. The size of an internal log
must be smaller than the size of an allocation group (this value is printed at
mkfs(8) time). If neither -i nor -x is given with -l, the log continues to be in-
ternal or external as it was before. [NOTE: These options are not implemented]
-m Specify a new value for the maximum percentage of space in the filesystem that can
be allocated as inodes. In mkfs.xfs(8) this is specified with -i maxpct=nn.
-n Specifies that no change to the filesystem is to be made. The filesystem geometry
is printed, and argument checking is performed, but no growth occurs. See output
examples below.
-r | -R size
Specifies that the real-time section of the filesystem should be grown. If the -R
size option is given, the real-time section is grown to that size, otherwise the
real-time section is grown to the largest size possible with the -r option. The
size is expressed in filesystem blocks. The filesystem does not need to have con-
tained a real-time section before the xfs_growfs operation.
-t Specifies an alternate mount table file (default is /proc/mounts if it exists, else
/etc/mtab). This is used when working with filesystems mounted without writing to
/etc/mtab file - refer to mount(8) for further details.
-V Prints the version number and exits. The mount-point argument is not required with
-V.
xfs_growfs is most often used in conjunction with logical volumes (see md(4) and lvm(8) on
Linux). However, it can also be used on a regular disk partition, for example if a parti-
tion has been enlarged while retaining the same starting block.
PRACTICAL USE
Filesystems normally occupy all of the space on the device where they reside. In order to
grow a filesystem, it is necessary to provide added space for it to occupy. Therefore
there must be at least one spare new disk partition available. Adding the space is often
done through the use of a logical volume manager.
SEE ALSO
mkfs.xfs(8), xfs_info(8), md(4), lvm(8), mount(8).
xfs_growfs(8)
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