# lvresize
> Change the size of a logical volume.
- Change a volume's size to 120GB:
`lvresize -L {{120G}} {{logical_volume}}`
- Reduce a volume's size by 120GB as well as the underlying filesystem:
`lvresize --size -{{120G}} -r {{logical_volume}}`
- Increase a volume's size to 100% of the free physical volume space:
`lvresize --size {{100}}%FREE {{logical_volume}}`
