swap.rst
changeset 1905 fba288d59662
child 1912 8b81a8f0f692
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+.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+.. include:: HEADER.rst
+
+======
+ Swap
+======
+.. contents::
+   :local:
+
+Enable swap in file
+===================
+
+Create large file and set up a Linux swap area, enable file for paging and
+swapping::
+
+  $ dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1024 count=524288
+  $ mkswap -v1 /swapfile
+  $ sudo swapon /swapfile
+  $ sync
+
+Insure that all fine::
+
+  $ dmesg | tail
+  ...
+  $ cat /proc/swaps
+   ...
+
+Add line to /etc/fstab::
+
+  /swapfile   swap        swap    defaults    0   0
+