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Expanding and shrinking Ext-2/3 file systems

I.4. Expanding and shrinking Ext-2/3 file systems

An Ext-2/3 file system is automatically expanded or shrunk when its volume is expanded or shrunk. However, Ext-2/3 only allows these operations if the volume is unmounted, because online expansion and shrinkage is not yet supported.