.B max
which means to choose the largest size that fits on all current drives.
+Before reducing the size of the array (with
+.BR "\-\-grow \-\-size=" )
+you should make sure that space isn't needed. If the device holds a
+filesystem, you would need to resize the filesystem to use less space.
+
+After reducing the array size you should check that the data stored in
+the device is still available. If the device holds a filesystem, then
+an 'fsck' of the filesystem is a minimum requirement. If there are
+problems the array can be made bigger again with no loss with another
+.B "\-\-grow \-\-size="
+command.
+
This value can not be used with
.B CONTAINER
metadata such as DDF and IMSM.
restores the apparent size of the array to be whatever the real
amount of available space is.
+Before reducing the size of the array you should make sure that space
+isn't needed. If the device holds a filesystem, you would need to
+resize the filesystem to use less space.
+
+After reducing the array size you should check that the data stored in
+the device is still available. If the device holds a filesystem, then
+an 'fsck' of the filesystem is a minimum requirement. If there are
+problems the array can be made bigger again with no loss with another
+.B "\-\-grow \-\-array\-size="
+command.
+
.TP
.BR \-N ", " \-\-name=
Set a