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swapon(8)							     swapon(8)

Name
       swapon - specify additional devices for paging and swapping

Syntax
       /etc/swapon -a
       /etc/swapon name ...

Description
       The  command  is used to specify additional devices on which paging and
       swapping can take place.	 The system begins by swapping and  paging  on
       only  a	single	device	so that only one disk is required at bootstrap
       time.  Calls to normally occur in the system  multiuser	initialization
       file making all swap devices available, so that the paging and swapping
       activity is interleaved across several devices.

       Normally, the option is used,  causing  all  devices  marked  as	 (swap
       devices) in the file to be made available for swapping.	If a device is
       not marked as a swap device in the file, the command returns an	error.
       See the reference page for possible error returns.

       The  second  form  specifies individual block devices, as listed in the
       system swap configuration table.	 The call makes only this space avail‐
       able to the system for swap allocation.

Restrictions
       There  is no way to stop paging and swapping on a device.  It is there‐
       fore not possible to use devices that can be dismounted	during	system
       operation.

Files
       Normal paging devices

See Also
       swapon(2), init(8)

								     swapon(8)
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