xfs_growfs(8) System Manager's Manual xfs_growfs(8)
NAME
xfs_growfs, xfs_info - expand an XFS filesystem
SYNOPSIS
xfs_growfs [ -dilnrx ] [ -D size ] [ -e rtextsize ] [ -L size ] [ -m maxpct ] [ -t mtab ] [ -R size ] mount-
point
xfs_growfs -V
xfs_info [ -t mtab ] mount-point
xfs_info -V
DESCRIPTION
xfs_growfs expands an existing XFS filesystem (see xfs(5)). The mount-point argument is the pathname of the
directory where the filesystem is mounted. The filesystem must be mounted to be grown (see mount(8)). The
existing contents of the filesystem are undisturbed, and the added space becomes available for additional file
storage.
xfs_info is equivalent to invoking xfs_growfs with the -n option (see discussion below).
OPTIONS
-d | -D size
Specifies that the data section of the filesystem should be grown. If the -D size option is given, the
data section is grown to that size, otherwise the data section is grown to the largest size possible
with the -d option. The size is expressed in filesystem blocks.
-e Allows the real-time extent size to be specified. In mkfs.xfs(8) this is specified with -r ext‐
size=nnnn.
-i The new log is an internal log (inside the data section). [NOTE: This option is not implemented]
-l | -L size
Specifies that the log section of the filesystem should be grown, shrunk, or moved. If the -L size
option is given, the log section is changed to be that size, if possible. The size is expressed in
filesystem blocks. The size of an internal log must be smaller than the size of an allocation group
(this value is printed at mkfs(8) time). If neither -i nor -x is given with -l, the log continues to be
internal or external as it was before. [NOTE: These options are not implemented]
-m Specify a new value for the maximum percentage of space in the filesystem that can be allocated as
inodes. In mkfs.xfs(8) this is specified with -i maxpct=nn.
-n Specifies that no change to the filesystem is to be made. The filesystem geometry is printed, and
argument checking is performed, but no growth occurs. See output examples below.
-r | -R size
Specifies that the real-time section of the filesystem should be grown. If the -R size option is given,
the real-time section is grown to that size, otherwise the real-time section is grown to the largest
size possible with the -r option. The size is expressed in filesystem blocks. The filesystem does not
need to have contained a real-time section before the xfs_growfs operation.
-t Specifies an alternate mount table file (default is /proc/mounts if it exists, else /etc/mtab). This
is used when working with filesystems mounted without writing to /etc/mtab file - refer to mount(8) for
further details.
-V Prints the version number and exits. The mount-point argument is not required with -V.
Suppose one has the following "xfs_info /dev/sda" output:
meta-data=/dev/sda isize=256 agcount=32, agsize=16777184 blks
= sectsz=512 attr=2
data = bsize=4096 blocks=536869888, imaxpct=5
= sunit=32 swidth=128 blks
naming =version 2 bsize=4096
log =internal bsize=4096 blocks=32768, version=2
= sectsz=512 sunit=32 blks, lazy-count=1
realtime =none extsz=524288 blocks=0, rtextents=0
Here, the data section of the output indicates "bsize=4096", meaning the data block size for this filesystem
is 4096 bytes. This section also shows "sunit=32 swidth=128 blks", which means the stripe unit is 32*4096
bytes = 128 kibibytes and the stripe width is 128*4096 bytes = 512 kibibytes. A single stripe of this
filesystem therefore consists of four stripe units (128 blocks / 32 blocks per unit).
SEE ALSO
mkfs.xfs(8), md(4), lvm(8), mount(8).
xfs_growfs(8)
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