extendfs(1M)extendfs(1M)NAMEextendfs - extend a file system size (generic)
SYNOPSIS
FStype] size] special
DESCRIPTION
If the original file system image created on special does not make use
of all of the available space, can be used to increase the capacity of
a file system by updating the file system structure to include the
extra space.
The command-line parameter special specifies the device special file of
either a logical volume or a disk partition. The special must be un-
mounted before can be run (see mount(1M)).
Options
recognizes the following options:
Specify the file system type on which to operate (see
fstyp(1M) and fs_wrapper(5)). If this option is not
included on the command line, then the file system
type is determined from the file
Query the size of
special. No file system extension will be done.
Verbose flag.
Specifies the number of
blocks to be added to the file system. If size is not
specified, the maximum possible size is used.
EXAMPLES
To increase the capacity of a file system created on a logical volume,
enter:
SEE ALSOfstyp(1M), lvextend(1M), mkfs(1M), mount(1M), umount(1M), fs_wrap‐
per(5).
extendfs(1M)