🖥️resize2fs

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# resize2fs

# ext2/ext3/ext4 file system resizer

# resize filesystem up to the block device size
# make e2fsck /dev/xvdb1 before
# filesystem must be not mounted for ext2
resize2fs /dev/xvdb1

# shrink filesystem (20G is new size)
resize2fs /dev/xvdb1 20G

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