Linux/Swap

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Status

sudo swapon --show
free -m

Create swapfile

sudo fallocate -l 4G /swapfile
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile

Change swappiness

cat /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
sudo sysctl vm.swappiness=10
  • /etc/sysctl.conf
vm.swappiness=10