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@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ with are very large, your pulls might start failing with "no space left on devic
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the Boot2Docker VM's volume fills up. The solution is to increase the volume size by
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first cloning it, then resizing it using a disk partitioning tool.
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-We'll use [GParted](http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php/index.php)
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-since it's a free ISO and works well with VirtualBox.
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+We recommend [GParted](http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php/index.php)-- the ISO
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+is a free download and works well with VirtualBox.
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## 1. Stop Boot2Docker
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Issue the command to stop the Boot2Docker VM on the command line:
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- $ boot2docker stop
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+ `$ boot2docker stop`
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## 2. Clone the VMDK image to a VDI image
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@@ -25,21 +25,21 @@ instead create a VDI volume and clone the VMDK volume to it.
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Using the command line VirtualBox tools, clone the VMDK image to a VDI image:
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- $ vboxmanage clonehd /full/path/to/boot2docker-hd.vmdk /full/path/to/<newVDIimage>.vdi -—format VDI -—variant Standard
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+ `$ vboxmanage clonehd /full/path/to/boot2docker-hd.vmdk /full/path/to/<newVDIimage>.vdi -—format VDI -—variant Standard`
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## 3. Resize the VDI volume
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Choose a size that will be appropriate for your needs. If you’re spinning up a lot of containers,
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or your containers are particularly large, larger will be better:
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- $ vboxmanage modifyhd /full/path/to/<newVDIimage>.vdi —-resize <size in MB>
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+ `$ vboxmanage modifyhd /full/path/to/<newVDIimage>.vdi —-resize <size in MB>`
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## 4. Download a disk partitioning tool ISO
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-To resize the volume, you'll need a disk partitioning tool like [GParted](http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php/).
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+To resize the volume, we'll use [GParted](http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php/).
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Once you've downloaded the tool, add the ISO to the Boot2Docker VM’s IDE bus.
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You might need to create the bus before you can add the ISO. **Note:** It's
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-important that the partitioning tool you choose is available as an ISO so that
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+important that you choose a partitioning tool that is available as an ISO so that
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the Boot2Docker VM can be booted with it.
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<table>
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@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ the Boot2Docker VM in VirtualBox.
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## 8. Start the Boot2Docker VM
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Fire up the Boot2Docker VM manually in VirtualBox. The VM should log in automatically, but
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-the credentials are ``docker/tcuser`` if it doesn't. Using the ``df -h`` command, verify
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+if is doesn't, the credentials are `docker/tcuser`. Using the `df -h` command, verify
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that your changes took effect.
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<img src="/articles/b2d_volume_images/verify.png">
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Hollie Teal