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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