Difference between revisions of "Mkswap"
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Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 1024 MiB (1073737728 bytes) | Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 1024 MiB (1073737728 bytes) | ||
no label, UUID=8afa8a12-bcea-4ce1-8848-dc19086d49a3 | no label, UUID=8afa8a12-bcea-4ce1-8848-dc19086d49a3 | ||
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| + | mkswap /[[swap.img]] | ||
| + | Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 512 MiB (536866816 bytes) | ||
| + | no label, UUID=a887d313-71b9-473e-8d89-591127ee5999 | ||
== Errors == | == Errors == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | * {{swapon}} | ||
* {{swap}} | * {{swap}} | ||
[[Category:Linux commands]] | [[Category:Linux commands]] | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 6 January 2025
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
mkswap /swap.img Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 512 MiB (536866816 bytes) no label, UUID=a887d313-71b9-473e-8d89-591127ee5999
Errors
mkswap: error: swap area needs to be at least 40 KiB Solution: fallocate -l
Related
See also
swapon, mkswap- Swap,
swapon,swapoff,mkswap,swaplabel,free,sar -r,sar -S,sar -W,vmstat,vm.swappiness,/proc/swaps,/etc/fstab, Add a swap disk,systemd.swap
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