Guides - Block Storage Volumes
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List your current Volumes:
linode-cli volumes list
Create a new Volume, with the size specified in GB:
linode-cli volumes create --label my-volume --size 100 --region us-east
Specify a
linode_id
to create the Volume and automatically attach it to a specific Linode:linode-cli volumes create --label my-volume --size 100 --linode_id $linode_id
Attach or detach the Volume from a Linode:
linode-cli volumes attach $volume_id --linode_id $linode_id linode-cli volumes detach $volume_id
Resize a Volume (size can only be increased):
linode-cli volumes resize $volume_id --size 200
Delete a Volume:
linode-cli volumes delete $volume_id
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