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            1 .Dd February 2, 2015
            2 .Dt MKSWAP 8
            3 .Os ubase
            4 .Sh NAME
            5 .Nm mkswap
            6 .Nd set up a Linux swap area
            7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
            8 .Nm
            9 .Ar device
           10 .Sh DESCRIPTION
           11 .Nm
           12 sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file. The
           13 .Ar device
           14 argument will usually be a disk-partition but it can also be a file. After
           15 creating the swap area you will typically need to use the
           16 .Xr swapon 8
           17 command to start using it.
           18 .Sh SEE ALSO
           19 .Xr swapon 8