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swapon - Enabling Swap
The swapon command is used to enable swap (swap space) in a Linux system.
The basic syntax of the swapon command is:
swapon OPTIONS] [DEVICE] .Here, "DEVICE" represents the device where the swap space is located.
Some common options for the swapon command include:
-a: Enable all swap spaces.
-v: Display detailed information about the execution of the swapon command.
-p: Specify the priority of the swap space.
Examples:
# swapon -s← Display swap usage information
Filename Type Size Used Priority
/dev/sda3 nbsp; partition 1048572 0 -2
# swapon /tmp/swap-filename ←Enable a specific swap file
# swapon /dev/sdc1←Enable a specific swap partition
For more examples and detailed information about using swapon, please refer to the provided link.