Linux mkswap Command

What is Linux mkswap Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use mkswap command in Linux. mkswap command is mkswap - set up a Linux swap area.

mkswap Syntax#

mkswap [options] device [size]

mkswap Examples#

mkswap Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of mkswap command. mkswap command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for mkswap command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man mkswap

To open info page for mkswap command we can use command below.

info mkswap

To open help page from mkswap command we can run command below.

mkswap --help

Linux mkswap Command Source Code#

You can find mkswap command source code from the folowing repositories:

• mkswap source code on GitHub
• util-linux releases on kernel.org

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use mkswap in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.