bradfitz/embiggen-disk
embiggden-disk live-resizes a filesystem after first live-resizing any necessary layers below it: an optional LVM LV and PV, and an MBR or GPT partition table
This tool helps Linux system administrators and DevOps engineers expand disk space for live filesystems without needing to unmount them. You provide the mount point of a filesystem, and it automatically resizes underlying layers like LVM volumes or partition tables to match the newly available space. The output confirms what changes were made, ensuring your system continues running uninterrupted.
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Use this if you need to quickly and safely increase the size of a mounted Linux filesystem and its underlying storage layers (partitions, LVM) while the system is operational.
Not ideal if you are not comfortable with command-line Linux system administration or if you need to shrink a filesystem, as this tool only expands them.
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