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<code>mkswap</code> set up a Linux swap area https://linux.die.net/man/8/mkswap
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<code>mkswap</code> set up a Linux [[swap]] area and it is included on <code>[[util-linux]]</code> package.
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* https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/mkswap.8.html
  
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mkswap [[/dev/nvme]]5n1
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[[mkswap -f]] [[/dev/nvme]]5n1
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Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 30 GiB (32212250624 bytes)
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no label, [[UUID]]=2c828d0e-4820-49a6-a9a9-af0facc12345
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mkswap /path/to/yourfile
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mkswap: /path/to/yourfile: insecure permissions [[0644]], fix with: [[chmod]] [[0600]] path/to/yourfile
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Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 1024 MiB (1073737728 bytes)
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no label, UUID=8afa8a12-bcea-4ce1-8848-dc19086d49a3
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== Errors ==
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mkswap: error: swap area needs to be at least 40 KiB
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Solution: [[fallocate -l]]
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== Related ==
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* <code>[[/etc/fstab]]</code>
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* <code>[[swapon]]</code>
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* <code>[[mkfs]]</code>
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* [[Add a swap disk]]
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 16:25, 24 August 2023

mkswap set up a Linux swap area and it is included on util-linux package. 


mkswap /dev/nvme5n1
mkswap -f /dev/nvme5n1




Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 30 GiB (32212250624 bytes)
no label, UUID=2c828d0e-4820-49a6-a9a9-af0facc12345



mkswap /path/to/yourfile
mkswap: /path/to/yourfile: insecure permissions 0644, fix with: chmod 0600 path/to/yourfile
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 1024 MiB (1073737728 bytes)
no label, UUID=8afa8a12-bcea-4ce1-8848-dc19086d49a3

Errors[edit]

mkswap: error: swap area needs to be at least 40 KiB
Solution: fallocate -l


Related[edit]

See also[edit]

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