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                                                               swapon(1m)



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        swapon
        specify additional DG/UX System device for paging
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        SYNTAX

        /etc/swapon -a
        /etc/swapon name ...


        DESCRIPTION

        Swapon specifies additional devices for paging.  The system
        begins by paging on just one device so that only one disk is
        required at bootstrap time.  Calls to swapon normally occur in
        the system rc script chk.setup in the /etc/init.d directory.  By
        default, this will invoke swapon the first time you change init
        run levels.  See the file /etc/dgux.params to set the argument to
        the swapon command in the rc script chk.setup.

        Normally, the -a argument is given.  This makes available all
        devices marked as ``sw'' swap devices in /etc/fstab.  A secondary
        swap device entry in etc/fstab would be as follows:
             /dev/dsk/swap1   swap_area   swap sw x 0

        The second form of swapon makes the individual block-special
        devices specified on the command line available to the system for
        swap allocation.


        SEE ALSO

        swapon(2), fstab(4).


        FILES

        /dev/dsk/*     Potential paging devices


        BUGS

        You cannot stop paging on a device.  Therefore, you cannot use
        swapon for devices that may be dismounted during system
        operation.







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