mkswap.8 (411B)
1 .TH MKSWAP 8 ubase-VERSION 2 .SH NAME 3 \fBmkswap\fR - Set up a Linux swap area 4 .SH SYNOPSIS 5 \fBmkswap\fR \fIdevice\fR 6 .SH DESCRIPTION 7 \fBmkswap\fR sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file. The 8 \fIdevice\fR argument will usually be a disk-partition but it can also be a 9 file. After creating the swap area you will typically need to use the 10 \fBswapon\fR command to start using it. 11 .SH SEE ALSO 12 swapon(8)