Thanks Matt!
Appreciate the help!
Matt Stegman wrote:
>
> You can't "merge" two partitions into one. What you can do, however, is
> move an entire directory tree (say, /usr or /home or /usr/local) over to
> this new partition and mount the new partition on the original file
> structure. No reboot necessary!
>
> For instance, if you wanted to move /usr/local onto the new partition:
> mkdir /mnt/new
> mount /dev/XXX /mnt/new
> cd /usr/local
> mv $(ls -A) /mnt/new
> cd /
> umount /mnt/new
> mount /dev/XXX /usr/local
>
> XXX stands for the new partition's device name (i.e. hda7, sdb6 or
> whatever).
>
> You'll also need to add a line to /etc/fstab:
>
> /dev/XXX /usr/local ext2 defaults 1 2
>
> This will tell your computer to mount the extra filesystem on boot.
>
> -Matt Stegman
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, WH Bouterse wrote:
>
> > Okay I have seen a zillion ways to do this over
> > the last couple of years and read hundreds of lines
> > of mans, howto's, and email's, HOWEVER;
> >
> > I will ask this list for pointers again !
> >
> > My / 3 gig partition is full. I have created another
> > ext2 fs of 2 gigs on the same HD. How do I merge it into
> > The present / so that after reboot (I guess that would be
> > necessary?) The new / partition would contain 5 gigs?
> >
> > I may go ahead and repartition into smaller units but
> > thought I would try this method first in the interim.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > William Bouterse
> > Juneau Alaska
> >
