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 (file)
--- 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 (file)
--- a/resize/resize2fs.8.in
+++ b/resize/resize2fs.8.in
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ resize2fs \- ext2/ext3 file system resizer
 .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 @@ program does not manipulate the size of partitions.  If you wish to enlarge
 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 @@ may be redistributed under the terms of the GPL.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR fdisk (8),
 .BR e2fsck (8),
-.BR mke2fs (8)
+.BR mke2fs (8),
+.BR lvm (8), 
+.BR lvextend (8)