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@@ -54,15 +54,18 @@ the remaining free space of the PhysicalVolumes on the command line with the
suffix \fI%PVS\fP, as a percentage of the remaining free space in the
Volume Group with the suffix \fI%FREE\fP, or (for a snapshot) as a percentage
of the total space in the Origin Logical Volume with the suffix \fI%ORIGIN\fP.
+The resulting value is rounded downward for the substraction otherwise
+it is rounded upward.
.TP
.IR \fB\-L ", " \fB\-\-size " [" + | - ] LogicalVolumeSize [ bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE ]
Change or set the logical volume size in units of megabytes.
A size suffix of \fIM\fP for megabytes,
\fIG\fP for gigabytes, \fIT\fP for terabytes, \fIP\fP for petabytes
or \fIE\fP for exabytes is optional.
-With the \fI+\fP or \fI-\fP sign the value is added to or subtracted from
-the actual size of the logical volume and without it, the value is taken as an
-absolute one.
+With the \fI+\fP or \fI-\fP sign the value is added or subtracted
+from the actual size of the logical volume and rounded
+to the full extent size and without it,
+the value is taken as an absolute one.
.TP
.BR \-i ", " \-\-stripes " " \fIStripes
Gives the number of stripes to use when extending a Logical Volume.