---
name: "whisper-resize"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-whisper"
version: "1.1.10-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/whisper-resize"
---

# whisper-resize(1)

resize a whisper database

## NAME

whisper-resize - resize a whisper database

## SYNOPSIS

```
whisper-resize path secondsPerPoint:pointsToStore [secondsPerPoint:pointsToStore]*
```

## DESCRIPTION

This command resizes a whisper fixed-size database.

The options are described below.

## OPTIONS

- **--force**

  Force a destructive change to an existing database.

- **--newfile**

  Create a new database file without removing the existing one.

- **--xFilesFactor**

  The fraction of data points in a propagation interval that must have known values for a propagation to occur.

- **-h, --help**

  Show the embedded help.

## AUTHOR

**whisper** is a fixed size database, created by Chris Davis.

This manual page was written by Elliot Murphy \<elliot@ubuntu.com\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).