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Option 1

You can extend the size of a tablespace by increasing the size of an existing
datafile by typing the following command

SQL> alter database orcl datafile �/u01/oracle/data/icatbs01.dbf� resize 100M;

Option 2

You can also extend the size of a tablespace by adding a new datafile to a
tablespace.
This is useful if the size of existing datafile is reached o/s file size limit or
the drive where the file is existing does not have free space.
To add a new datafile to an existing tablespace give the following command.

SQL> alter tablespace add datafile �/u02/oracle/ica/icatbs02.dbf� size 50M;

Option 3

You can also use auto extend feature of datafile. In this, Oracle will
automatically increase the size of a datafile whenever space is required.
You can specify by how much size the file should increase and Maximum size to
which it should extend.

To make a existing datafile auto extendable give the following command

SQL> alter database datafile �/u01/oracle/ica/icatbs01.dbf� auto extend ON next 5M


maxsize 500M;

You can also make a datafile auto extendable while creating a new tablespace itself
by giving the following command.

SQL> create tablespace ica datafile �/u01/oracle/ica/icatbs01.dbf� size 50M auto


extend ON next 5M maxsize 500M;

To decrease the size of a tablespace

You can decrease the size of tablespace by decreasing the datafile associated with
it. You decrease a datafile only up to size of empty space in it. To decrease the
size of a datafile give the following command

SQL> alter database datafile �/u01/oracle/ica/icatbs01.dbf� resize 30M;

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