Clarify resize2fs man page and add reference to LVM
Addresses Debian Bug: #368179
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
diff --git a/resize/ChangeLog b/resize/ChangeLog
index ce8e2f6..435fbd1 100644
--- a/resize/ChangeLog
+++ b/resize/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2006-05-21 Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu>
+
+ * resize2fs.8.in: Clarify man page to indicate that supports ext2
+ and ext3 filesystems, and add reference to LVM.
+ (Addresses Debian Bug: #368179)
+
2006-05-14 Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu>
* main.c (main, determine_fs_stride), resize2fs.8.in: Add a new
diff --git a/resize/resize2fs.8.in b/resize/resize2fs.8.in
index 4f869e9..6a87606 100644
--- a/resize/resize2fs.8.in
+++ b/resize/resize2fs.8.in
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B resize2fs
-program will resize ext2 file systems. It can be used to enlarge or
-shrink an unmounted ext2 file system located on
+program will resize ext2 or ext3 file systems. It can be used to enlarge or
+shrink an unmounted file system located on
.IR device .
If the filesystem is mounted, it can be used to expand the size of the
mounted filesystem, assuming the kernel supports on-line resizing. (As
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@
a filesystem, you must first make sure you can expand the size of the
underlying partition first. This can be done using
.BR fdisk (8)
-by deleting the partition and recreating it with a larger size.
+by deleting the partition and recreating it with a larger size or using
+.BR lvextend (8),
+if you're using the logical volume manager
+.BR lvm (8).
When
recreating the partition, make sure you create it with the same starting
disk cylinder as before! Otherwise, the resize operation will
@@ -131,4 +134,6 @@
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR fdisk (8),
.BR e2fsck (8),
-.BR mke2fs (8)
+.BR mke2fs (8),
+.BR lvm (8),
+.BR lvextend (8)