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# swapon
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> Enable devices and files for swapping.
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> Note: `path/to/file` can either point to a regular file or a swap partition.
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> More information: <https://manned.org/swapon.8>.
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- Show swap information:
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`swapon`
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- Enable a given swap area:
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`swapon {{path/to/file}}`
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- Enable all swap areas specified in `/etc/fstab` except those with the `noauto` option:
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`swapon {{[-a|--all]}}`
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- Enable a swap partition by its label:
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`swapon -L {{label}}`
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