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25.\" $FreeBSD$
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27.Dd November 1, 2014
28.Dt GROWFS 7
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm growfs
32.Nd start up script to grow the root file-system
33.Sh DESCRIPTION
34The following options in
35.Pa /etc/rc.conf
36control the behavior of
37.Nm :
38.Bl -tag -width ".Va growfs_enable" -offset indent
39.It Va growfs_enable
40.Pq Dq Li NO
41If set to
42.Dq Li YES ,
43the first time the machine boots, the root file-system will be automatically
44expanded, if possible, to fill up all available space after it.
45.El
46.Pp
47To expand the root file-system with-out rebooting, run the following command:
48.Dl % /etc/rc.d/growfs onestart
49.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
50The script requires that
51.Pa awk
52be present and on the path.
53This usually means that
54.Pa /usr
55should be mounted prior to running the script.
56.Sh FILES
57.Pa /etc/rc.conf
58.Sh EXIT STATUS
59.Ex -std
60.Sh SEE ALSO
61.Xr rc.conf 5
62.Sh AUTHORS
63The man page and script were written by
64.An John-Mark Gurney Aq Mt jmg@FreeBSD.org .
65