special

extendfs(1M)															      extendfs(1M)

NAME

       extendfs - 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 ALSO

       fstyp(1M), lvextend(1M), mkfs(1M), mount(1M), umount(1M), fs_wrapper(5).

																      extendfs(1M)