From c67396e6e16b231e05bd05b3dbe738f5e3d08175 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shashank Shekhar Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 03:33:12 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] mkswap: add page (#1984) --- pages/linux/mkswap.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 pages/linux/mkswap.md diff --git a/pages/linux/mkswap.md b/pages/linux/mkswap.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..263afd6a36 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/linux/mkswap.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# mkswap + +> Sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file. + +- Setup a given partition as swap area: + +`sudo mkswap {{/dev/sdb7}}` + +- Use a given file as swap area: + +`sudo mkswap {{path/to/file}}` + +- Check a partition for bad blocks before creating the swap area: + +`sudo mkswap -c {{/dev/sdb7}}` + +- Specify a label for the file (to allow `swapon` to use the label): + +`sudo mkswap -L {{swap1}} {{path/to/file}}`