swap tips

swap

Show swap

sudo swapon --show
sudo fallocate -l 1G /swapfile
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1024 count=1048576
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile
sudo nano /etc/fstab
/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0

Adjusting the Swappiness Value

sudo sysctl vm.swappiness=10


Removing a Swap File

sudo swapoff -v /swapfile
sudo rm /swapfile

sudo swapoff -a