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instaswap.sh
#!/bin/sh
echo "Creating Swap file... (Size: 2GB)"
#sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/swapfile bs=1M count=2048 &&
sudo fallocate -l 2G /var/swapfile && # A new and effective way since Linux 2.6.23
sudo chmod 600 /var/swapfile &&
sudo mkswap /var/swapfile &&
echo "/var/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
sudo swapon -a
echo "Done. Happy swapping!"
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