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Date:      Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:59:10 +0100
From:      =?windows-1252?Q?Frank_Wi=DFmann?= <frank.wissmann41@web.de>
To:        =?windows-1252?Q?=3F=3F=3F=3F=3F_=3F=3F=3F=3F=3F?= <antoniok.spb@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: shrink /usr size
Message-ID:  <4BA25BDE.3090403@web.de>
In-Reply-To: <3f1c29e71003180252g9d172dejc02f91fe874f5ea2@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <4BA1F42C.1030607@comclark.com> <3f1c29e71003180252g9d172dejc02f91fe874f5ea2@mail.gmail.com>

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Hello!

????? ????? schrieb:
> 2010/3/18 Aiza <aiza21@comclark.com>
> 
>> /usr is the last partition in the slice. It has 15GB and only 600mb used. I
>> would like to shrink /usr to 7GB leaving me 7GB for another new partition
>> for mysql DB testing. How do I shrink /usr?
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> 
> 
> The same question: how to extend existed one?
> 
> I'm going to change HDD on server to a bigger one and dd from old to new,
> but in this case the space visible to FreeBSD would be the same, how to make
> it grow?

Use growfs. But that only works with an empty space after the partition 
you intend to grow. "man growfs" will give you some hints.

Greetings Frank

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