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