Difference between revisions of "Swap"
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− | + | tweedleburg:~/Downloads # swapon -s | |
− | tweedleburg:~/Downloads # swapon -s | + | Filename Type Size Used Priority |
− | Filename Type Size Used Priority | + | tweedleburg:~/Downloads # swapon /tmp/swap |
− | tweedleburg:~/Downloads # swapon /tmp/swap | + | ;Note: This command did not work with Knoppix 7.02. |
− | tweedleburg:~/Downloads # swapon -s | + | tweedleburg:~/Downloads # swapon -s |
− | Filename Type Size Used Priority | + | Filename Type Size Used Priority |
− | /tmp/swap file 1048572 0 -1 | + | /tmp/swap file 1048572 0 -1 |
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Revision as of 09:23, 10 June 2012
Swapping is when a computer exchanges the location of memory pages between physical RAM and harddisk space.
tweedleburg:~/Downloads # swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority tweedleburg:~/Downloads # swapon /tmp/swap
- Note
- This command did not work with Knoppix 7.02.
tweedleburg:~/Downloads # swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority /tmp/swap file 1048572 0 -1