MKSWAP(8) Linux Programmer’s Manual MKSWAP(8) NAME mkswap – set up a Linux swap area SYNOPSIS mkswap [-c] [-vN] [-f] [-p PSZ] [-L label] [-U uuid] device [size] DESCRIPTION mkswap sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file. (After creating the swap area, you need the swapon command to start using [...]