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<code>swapon</code>/<code>[[swapoff]]</code> enable/disable  devices and files for [[paging]] and [[swapping]] and it is included on the <code>[[mount]]</code> package.
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* Man page: http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/swapon.8.html
  
* <code>swapon -s</code>
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* <code>[[swapon]] /[[dev/nvme]]5n1</code>
  
* <code>cat /[[proc]]/swaps</code>
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* <code>[[swapon -s]]</code> or <code>[[swapon --show]]</code>
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swapon /dev/nvme#n1
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(no output)
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swapon --show
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NAME      TYPE      SIZE  USED PRIO
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/dev/[[dm]]-2 partition 976M 974.8M  -2
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swapon --show
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(No output if not swap active)
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  swapon -s
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  Filename Type Size Used Priority
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  [[/swap.img]]                        file    2023420 104312 -2
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* <code>cat [[/proc/swaps]]</code>
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== Errors ==
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  Oct 12 12:55:03 SERVER swapon[449]: [[swapon]]: /[[swap.img]]: swapon failed: [[Read-only file system]]
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== Related terms ==
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* <code>[[free]]</code>
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* [[Memory]]: <code>[[sar -r]]</code>
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* [[Swap]]: <code>[[sar -S]]</code>
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* <code>[[sar -W (Swapping)]]</code>
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* <code>[[/etc/fstab]]</code> and <code>[[/proc/swaps]]</code>
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* <code>[[systemctl --type swap]]</code>
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* <code>[[mkswap]]</code>
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* [[Add a swap disk]]
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* {{swap}}
 
* {{swap}}
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* {{mount}}
 
* {{memory}}
 
* {{memory}}
  
  
 
[[Category:Linux]]
 
[[Category:Linux]]

Latest revision as of 16:00, 24 August 2023

swapon/swapoff enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping and it is included on the mount package.

swapon /dev/nvme#n1
(no output)
swapon --show
NAME      TYPE      SIZE   USED PRIO
/dev/dm-2 partition 976M 974.8M   -2
swapon --show
(No output if not swap active)
 swapon -s
 Filename				Type		Size	Used	Priority
 /swap.img                         file    	2023420	104312	-2


Errors[edit]

 Oct 12 12:55:03 SERVER swapon[449]: swapon: /swap.img: swapon failed: Read-only file system

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

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