Linux zramctl Command

What is Linux zramctl Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use zramctl command in Linux. zramctl command is a tool to set up and control zram devices.

zramctl Syntax#

zramctl [options]
zramctl -r zramdev...
zramctl -f
zramctl [-f | zramdev] [-s size] [-t number] [-a algorithm]

zramctl Examples#

zramctl Command Manual / Help#

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

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

man zramctl

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

info zramctl

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

zramctl --help

Linux zramctl Command Source Code#

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

• zramctl 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 zramctl in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.