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Old 04-24-2011
meaning of swap -s command
Hi,
Please explain about the command and its output swap -s in a very detailed manner
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Old 04-25-2011
The man page is often the best place to start looking for information on specific command options.

I suggest you read that.

If you want to see what output it gives, try running it
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Old 04-25-2011
Have a look at :
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Originally Posted by Ajoy
Hi,
Please explain about the command and its output swap -s in a very detailed manner
Hello,

How to check the Physical RAM and Swap Space in Unix/Linux Systems.

Regards
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