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1 .Dd February 2, 2015 | |
2 .Dt MKSWAP 8 | |
3 .Os ubase | |
4 .Sh NAME | |
5 .Nm mkswap | |
6 .Nd set up a Linux swap area | |
7 .Sh SYNOPSIS | |
8 .Nm | |
9 .Ar device | |
10 .Sh DESCRIPTION | |
11 .Nm | |
12 sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file. The | |
13 .Ar device | |
14 argument will usually be a disk-partition but it can also be a file. Aft… | |
15 creating the swap area you will typically need to use the | |
16 .Xr swapon 8 | |
17 command to start using it. | |
18 .Sh SEE ALSO | |
19 .Xr swapon 8 |