RE: Merge Extra free space into current linux partition
> From: Kushal Koolwal [mailto:kushalkoolwal@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 5:32 PM
>
>
> I am using Debian Lenny on x86 computer installed on my SATA
> hard drive - /dev/sda5.
>
> # cfdisk /dev/sda
> **************************************************************
> *****************
> sda1 Boot Primary FAT16 [DOS
> ] 2146.80
> sda2 Primary NTFS []
> 10001.95
> sda5 Logical Linux ext3
> 15002.92
> Pri/Log Free Space
> 132887.63
> **************************************************************
> *****************
>
> I would like to merge all the extra Free Space (132887.63) as
> shown above into my current Debian partition (/dev/sda5).
>
> How can I do that without having to move all the data and
> reformatting/re-creating partition.
>
> Kushal Koolwal
Use fdisk (or similar tool) to change the end cylinder of the partition to
the end of the disk. Do not change the start cylinder. Then run "resize2fs
/dev/sda5" to grow the filesystem to take up the rest of the space.
Oh, of course make sure you have a backup first.
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