swapon

linux

Enable devices and files for swapping. Note: `path/to/file` can either point to a regular file or a swap partition.

Options (1)

-a, --allboolean

Enable all swap areas specified in `/etc/fstab` except those with the `noauto` option

Example: sudo swapon {{[-a|--all]}}

Show swap information

swapon

Enable a given swap area

sudo swapon path/to/file

Enable all swap areas specified in `/etc/fstab` except those with the `noauto` option

sudo swapon [-a|--all]

Enable a swap partition by its label

sudo swapon -L label