bsd man page for swap

Query: swap

OS: bsd

Section: 4

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SWAP(4) 						     Kernel Interfaces Manual							   SWAP(4)

NAME
swap - swap device
DESCRIPTION
This file refers to the swap device in use by the system. It should be linked to the special file for the disk or disk partition on which the system swaps. It is used by programs that wish to read from the swap device without knowing its real name. The script /dev/MAKEDEV.local normally is edited by the system builder to set /dev/swap up correctly.
FILES
/dev/swap /dev/MAKEDEV script to create special files /dev/MAKEDEV.local script to localize special files
SEE ALSO
ps(1), w(1) 3rd Berkeley Distribution January 28, 1988 SWAP(4)
Related Man Pages
mem(4) - bsd
makedev(8) - bsd
systemd.swap(5) - debian
makedev(8) - minix
makedev.local(8) - netbsd
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