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Random man page:  swapon(2) -- add swap space for interleaved paging/swapping
The swapon() system call makes a block device or a directory named path available to the system for paging and swapping. priority indicates the order in which the swap space from the device or file system is used. Space is taken from the lower-priority systems first. swapon() can be used only by users who have appropriate privileges. If path names a block device file swapon() makes it available to...
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Want to see how much virtual memory you're using? Just type "swapinfo" to
be shown information about the usage of your swap partitions.
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