In this tutorial we learn how to use mkswap commmand in Linux. mkswap command is mkswap - set up a Linux swap area
In this tutorial we learn how to use mkswap command in Linux. mkswap command is mkswap - set up a Linux swap area
mkswap [options] device [size]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 mkswapTo open info page for mkswap command we can use command below.
info mkswapTo open help page from mkswap command we can run command below.
mkswap --helpYou can find mkswap command source code from the folowing repositories:
You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:
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.