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diff --git a/man/lvresize.8.in b/man/lvresize.8.in deleted file mode 100644 index 9cdb787d8..000000000 --- a/man/lvresize.8.in +++ /dev/null @@ -1,124 +0,0 @@ -.TH LVRESIZE 8 "LVM TOOLS #VERSION#" "Sistina Software UK" \" -*- nroff -*- -.SH NAME -lvresize \(em resize a logical volume -.SH SYNOPSIS -.B lvresize -.RB [ \-\-alloc " " \fIAllocationPolicy ] -.RB [ \-\-noudevsync ] -.RB [ \-\-commandprofile -.IR ProfileName ] -.RB [ \-i | \-\-stripes " " \fIStripes -.RB [ \-I | \-\-stripesize " " \fIStripeSize ]] -.RB { \-l | \-\-extents -.RI [ + | \- ] LogicalExtentsNumber [ % { VG | LV | PVS | FREE | ORIGIN "}] |" -.BR \-L | \-\-size -.RI [ + | \- ] LogicalVolumeSize [ bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE ]} -.RB [ \-\-poolmetadatasize -.RI [ + ] MetadataVolumeSize [ bBsSkKmMgG ]] -.RB [ \-f | \-\-force ] -.RB [ \-n | \-\-nofsck ] -.RB [ \-\-reportformat -.RB { basic | json }] -.RB [ \-r | \-\-resizefs ] -.IR LogicalVolume { Name | Path } -.RI [ PhysicalVolumePath [ :PE [ \-PE ]]...] -.SH DESCRIPTION -lvresize allows you to resize a logical volume. -Be careful when reducing a logical volume's size, because data in the reduced -part is lost!!! -You should therefore ensure that any filesystem on the volume is -shrunk first so that the extents that are to be removed are not in use. -Resizing snapshot logical volumes (see -.BR lvcreate (8) -for information about creating 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 -Force resize without prompting even when it may cause data loss. -.TP -.BR \-n ", " \-\-nofsck -Do not perform fsck before resizing filesystem when filesystem -requires it. You may need to use \fB\-\-force\fR to proceed with -this option. -.TP -.BR \-r ", " \-\-resizefs -Resize underlying filesystem together with the logical volume using -\fBfsadm\fR(8). -.TP -.IR \fB\-l ", " \fB\-\-extents " [" + | \- ] LogicalExtentsNumber [ % { VG | LV | PVS | FREE | ORIGIN }] -Change or set the logical volume size in units of logical extents. -With the \fI+\fP or \fI\-\fP sign the value is added to or subtracted from the actual size -of the logical volume and without it, the value is taken as an absolute one. -The total number of physical extents affected will be -greater than this if, for example, 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, as a percentage of -the remaining free space of the PhysicalVolumes on the command line 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 downward for the subtraction otherwise -it 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 total number of physical extents -to be allocated or freed (including extents used by any mirrors, for example). -The code may currently allocate or remove more space than you might otherwise -expect. -.TP -.IR \fB\-L ", " \fB\-\-size " [" + | \- ] LogicalVolumeSize [ bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE ] -Change or set the logical volume size in units of megabytes. -A size suffix of \fIM\fP for megabytes, -\fIG\fP for gigabytes, \fIT\fP for terabytes, \fIP\fP for petabytes -or \fIE\fP for exabytes is optional. -With the \fI+\fP or \fI\-\fP sign the value is added or subtracted -from the actual size of the logical volume and rounded -to the full extent size and without it, -the value is taken as an absolute one. -.TP -.BR \-i ", " \-\-stripes " " \fIStripes -Gives the number of stripes to use when extending a Logical Volume. -Defaults to whatever the last segment of the Logical Volume uses. -Not applicable to LVs using the original metadata LVM format, which must -use a single value throughout. -.TP -.IR \fB\-\-poolmetadatasize " [" + ] MetadataVolumeSize [ bBsSkKmMgG ] -Change or set the thin pool metadata logical volume size. -With the \fI+\fP sign the value is added to the actual size -of the metadata volume and rounded to the full extent size -and without it, the value is taken as an absolute one. -Maximal size is 16GiB. Default unit is megabytes. -.TP -.BR \-I ", " \-\-stripesize " " \fIStripeSize -Gives the number of kilobytes for the granularity of the stripes. -Defaults to whatever the last segment of the Logical Volume uses. -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) for metadata in LVM1 format. -For metadata in LVM2 format, the stripe size may be a larger -power of 2 but must not exceed the physical extent size. -.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. -.SH EXAMPLES -.br -Extend a logical volume vg1/lv1 by 16MB using physical extents -/dev/sda:0\-1 and /dev/sdb:0\-1 for allocation of extents: -.sp -.B lvresize \-L+16M vg1/lv1 /dev/sda:0\-1 /dev/sdb:0\-1 -.SH SEE ALSO -.BR fsadm (8), -.BR lvm (8), -.BR lvconvert (8), -.BR lvcreate (8), -.BR lvreduce (8), -.BR lvchange (8) |