xfs_growfs

Grow a mounted XFS filesystem

medium risk

interactive breakdown — edit the command and press Explain

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⚠ Risks & cautions

XFS cannot be shrunk — plan sizes carefully.
Ensure the underlying LV/partition has really been extended.

What it does

Expands XFS to fill the underlying device.

Examples

xfs_growfs /dataGrow the filesystem mounted at /data · explain & risk-check →

Related

Open the full explainer →More in Disks & Filesystems

Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man xfs_growfs for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.