MAKE_SWAP(8)            COMMAND REFERENCE            MAKE_SWAP(8)



NAME
     make_swap - create a file

SYNOPSIS
     make_swap [ -nv ] size[b|k|m] filename ...

DESCRIPTION
     make_swap creates one or more files that are suitable for
     use as NFS-mounted swap areas.  The sticky bit is set, and
     the file is padded with zeroes by default.  The default size
     unit is bytes, but the following suffixes may be used to
     multiply by the given factor: b (512), k (1024), and m
     (1048576).

OPTIONS
     -n   Create an empty filename.  The size is noted, but disk
          blocks aren't allocated until data is written to them.

     -v   Verbose.  Report the names and sizes of created files.

FILES
     /etc/make_swap

CAVEATS
     If a client's swap file is removed and recreated, it must be
     re-exported before the client will be able to access it.
     This action may only be done when the client is not running.

SEE ALSO
     chmod(2), stat(2), exportfs(8)

























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