resize2fs test debugfs -R ''stat file'' ./test.img 2>&1 | grep ''^Inode\|in inode body\|name = '' Inode: 1550 Type: regular Mode: 0644 Flags: 0x0 Generation: 3498507810 Extended attributes stored in inode body: name = "propervalue" (11) Exit status is 0 resize2fs ./test.img 5M Resizing the filesystem on ./test.img to 5120 (1k) blocks. The filesystem on ./test.img is now 5120 blocks long. Exit status is 0 debugfs -R ''stat file'' ./test.img 2>&1 | grep ''^Inode\|in inode body\|name = '' Inode: 12 Type: regular Mode: 0644 Flags: 0x0 Generation: 3498507810 Extended attributes stored in inode body: name = "propervalue" (11) Exit status is 0