
SWAPON(8)                UNIX System Manager's Manual                SWAPON(8)

NNAAMMEE
     sswwaappoonn , sswwaappooffff - enable/disable devices and files for paging and swap-
     ping

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
     sswwaappoonn --aa
     sswwaappoonn _s_p_e_c_i_a_l___f_i_l_e _._._.
     sswwaappooffff --aa
     sswwaappooffff _s_p_e_c_i_a_l___f_i_l_e _._._.

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
     SSwwaappoonn is used to specify devices on which paging and swapping are to
     take place.  Calls to sswwaappoonn normally occur in the system multi-user ini-
     tialization file _/_e_t_c_/_r_c making all swap devices available, so that the
     paging and swapping activity is interleaved across several devices and
     files.

     Normally, the first form is used:

     --aa      All devices marked as ``sw'' swap devices in _/_e_t_c_/_f_s_t_a_b are made
             available.

     SSwwaappooffff disables swapping on the specified devices and files, or on all
     swap entries in _/_e_t_c_/_f_s_t_a_b when the --aa flag is given.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
     swapon(2),  swapoff(2),  fstab(8),  init(8),  mkswap(8),  rc(8)

FFIILLEESS
     /dev/hd[ab]?     standard paging devices
     /etc/fstab       ascii filesystem description table

HHIISSTTOORRYY
     The sswwaappoonn command appeared in 4.0BSD.

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