---
name: "fatresize"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fatresize"
version: "1.1.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fatresize"
---

# fatresize(1)

Resize an FAT16/FAT32 volume non-destructively

## NAME

fatresize —     Resize an FAT16/FAT32 volume non-destructively

## SYNOPSIS

**fatresize** \[**-s** *SIZE\]  \[device\]*

## DESCRIPTION

*This manual page documents briefly the*  **fatresize**

This manual page was written for the **Debian** distribution  because the original program does not have a manual page.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax,  with long options starting with two dashes (\`-').  A summary of  options is included below.  For a complete description, see the  **Info** files.

- **-h** **--help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-s** **--size**

  Resize volume to SIZE\[k\|M\|G\|ki\|Mi\|Gi\] bytes or "max"

- **-i** **--info**

  Show volume information

- **-p** **--progress**

  Show progress

- **-q** **--quiet**

  Be quiet

- **-v** **--verbose**

  Verbose (not version)

## EXAMPLES

fatresize -s 2G /dev/evms/hdb2

fatresize -q -s max /dev/hde6

fatresize -i /dev/hdg3

Size and device is required to run.  You can resize device-mapped partitions, e.g. EVMS partitions.

## BUGS

You can't resize FAT32 partition lesser than 512Mb because Windows(R) doesn't  work properly with small FAT32 file system. Use FAT16.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Philippe Coval rzr@gna.org for  the **Debian** system (but may be used by others).  Permission is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 any   later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public  License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3.