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Grow both the LV and the contained filesystem when supported.

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Section: LVM Growth and Snapshots

Extend an LV and filesystem together

bash
bash
sudo lvextend -r -L +50G /dev/vgdata/lvdata
Explanation

Grow both the LV and the contained filesystem when supported.

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