tldr/pages/linux/lvresize.md

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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 phyiscal volume space:

lvresize --size {{100}}%FREE {{logical_volume}}