Basic command examples

Here are some common tasks for your Block Storage volumes you can perform with the Linode CLI.

List your current volumes

linode-cli volumes list

Create a new volume

This operation create a new volume with the size specified in GB:

linode-cli volumes create --label my-volume --size 100 --region us-east

Create a new volume and attach it to a Linode

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

Run these operations to attach or detach from a Linode:

linode-cli volumes attach $volume_id --linode_id $linode_id
linode-cli volumes detach $volume_id

Resize a volume

linode-cli volumes resize $volume_id --size 200

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You can only increase a volume's size.

Delete a volume

linode-cli volumes delete $volume_id