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diff --git a/man/lvextend.8.in b/man/lvextend.8.in deleted file mode 100644 index eefbf794d..000000000 --- a/man/lvextend.8.in +++ /dev/null @@ -1,134 +0,0 @@ -.TH LVEXTEND 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*- -.SH NAME -lvextend \(em extend the size of a logical volume -.SH SYNOPSIS -.B lvextend -.RB [ \-\-alloc -.IR AllocationPolicy ] -.RB [ \-A | \-\-autobackup -.RI { y | n }] -.RB [ \-\-commandprofile -.IR ProfileName ] -.RB [ \-d | \-\-debug ] -.RB [ \-h | \-? | \-\-help ] -.RB [ \-f | \-\-force ] -.RB [ \-i | \-\-stripes -.I Stripes -.RB [ \-I | \-\-stripesize -.IR StripeSize ]] -.RB { \-l | \-\-extents -.RI [ + ] LogicalExtentsNumber [ % { VG | LV | PVS | FREE | ORIGIN }] -| -.BR \-L | \-\-size -.RI [ + ] LogicalVolumeSize [ bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE ]} -.RB [ \-n | \-\-nofsck ] -.RB [ \-\-noudevsync] -.RB [ \-r | \-\-resizefs ] -.RB [ \-\-reportformat -.RB { basic | json }] -.RB [ \-\-use\-policies ] -.RB [ \-t | \-\-test ] -.RB [ \-v | \-\-verbose ] -.I LogicalVolumePath -.RI [ PhysicalVolumePath [ :PE [ \-PE ]]...] -.SH DESCRIPTION -lvextend allows you to extend the size of a logical volume. -Extension of snapshot logical volumes (see -.BR lvcreate (8) -for information to create snapshots) is supported as well. -But to change the number of copies in a mirrored logical -volume use -.BR lvconvert (8). -.SH OPTIONS -See \fBlvm\fP(8) for common options. -.TP -.BR \-f ", " \-\-force -Proceed with size extension without prompting. -.TP -.IR \fB\-l ", " \fB\-\-extents " [" + ] LogicalExtentsNumber [ % { VG | LV | PVS | FREE | ORIGIN }] -Extend or set the logical volume size in units of logical extents. -With the '\fI+\fP' sign the value is added to the actual size -of the logical volume and without it, the value is taken as an absolute one. -The total number of physical extents allocated will be -greater than this, for example, if the volume is mirrored. -The number can also be expressed as a percentage of the total space -in the Volume Group with the suffix \fI%VG\fP, relative to the existing -size of the Logical Volume with the suffix \fI%LV\fP, of the remaining -free space for the specified PhysicalVolume(s) with the suffix \fI%PVS\fP, -as a percentage of the remaining free space in the Volume Group -with the suffix \fI%FREE\fP, or (for a snapshot) as a percentage of the total -space in the Origin Logical Volume with the suffix \fI%ORIGIN\fP. -The resulting value is rounded upward. -N.B. In a future release, when expressed as a percentage with PVS, VG or FREE, -the number will be treated as an approximate upper limit for the total number -of physical extents to be allocated (including extents used by any mirrors, for -example). The code may currently allocate more space than you might otherwise -expect. -.TP -.IR \fB\-L ", " \fB\-\-size " [" + ] LogicalVolumeSize [ bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE ] -Extend or set the logical volume size in units of megabytes. -A size suffix of M for megabytes, -G for gigabytes, T for terabytes, P for petabytes -or E for exabytes is optional. -With the + sign the value is added to the actual size -of the logical volume and without it, the value is taken as an absolute one. -.TP -.BR \-i ", " \-\-stripes " " \fIStripes -Gives the number of stripes for the extension. -Not applicable to LVs using the original metadata LVM format, which must -use a single value throughout. -.TP -.BR \-I ", " \-\-stripesize " " \fIStripeSize -Gives the number of kilobytes for the granularity of the stripes. -Not applicable to LVs using the original metadata LVM format, which must -use a single value throughout. -.br -StripeSize must be 2^n (n = 2 to 9) -.TP -.BR \-n ", " \-\-nofsck -Do not perform fsck before extending filesystem when filesystem -requires it. You may need to use \fB\-\-force\fR to proceed with -this option. -.TP -.B \-\-noudevsync -Disable udev synchronisation. The -process will not wait for notification from udev. -It will continue irrespective of any possible udev processing -in the background. You should only use this if udev is not running -or has rules that ignore the devices LVM2 creates. -.TP -.BR \-r ", " \-\-resizefs -Resize underlying filesystem together with the logical volume using -\fBfsadm\fR(8). -.TP -.B \-\-use\-policies -Resizes the logical volume according to configured policy. See -\fBlvm.conf\fR(5) for some details. - -.SH Examples -Extends the size of the logical volume "vg01/lvol10" by 54MiB on physical -volume /dev/sdk3. This is only possible if /dev/sdk3 is a member of -volume group vg01 and there are enough free physical extents in it: -.sp -.B lvextend \-L +54 /dev/vg01/lvol10 /dev/sdk3 - -Extends the size of logical volume "vg01/lvol01" by the amount of free -space on physical volume /dev/sdk3. This is equivalent to specifying -"\-l +100%PVS" on the command line: -.sp -.B lvextend /dev/vg01/lvol01 /dev/sdk3 - -Extends a logical volume "vg01/lvol01" by 16MiB using physical extents -/dev/sda:8\-9 and /dev/sdb:8\-9 for allocation of extents: -.sp -.B lvextend -L+16M vg01/lvol01 /dev/sda:8\-9 /dev/sdb:8\-9 - -.SH SEE ALSO -.BR fsadm (8), -.BR lvm (8), -.BR lvm.conf (5), -.BR lvcreate (8), -.BR lvconvert (8), -.BR lvreduce (8), -.BR lvresize (8), -.BR lvchange (8) |