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1.1       root        1: .TH SWAPON 8
                      2: .CT 1 sa_auto
                      3: .SH NAME
                      4: swapon \- specify swapping device
                      5: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      6: .B "/etc/swapon"
                      7: .B -a
                      8: .br
                      9: .B "/etc/swapon"
                     10: .I name ...
                     11: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     12: .I Swapon
                     13: specifies additional devices on which paging and swapping
                     14: are to take place.
                     15: The system begins by using a single device;
                     16: .I swapon
                     17: must be used to enable others.
                     18: .PP
                     19: Usually there is a call to
                     20: .L "swapon -a"
                     21: in
                     22: .IR rc (8).
                     23: Specific swap devices may be nominated with the second form.
                     24: .SH SEE ALSO
                     25: .IR rc (8),
                     26: .I vswapon
                     27: in
                     28: .IR deprecated (2)
                     29: .SH BUGS
                     30: There is no way to stop paging and swapping on a device.
                     31: It is therefore not possible to make use of devices which may be
                     32: dismounted during system operation.
                     33: .br
                     34: Possible swap devices
                     35: must be listed in a table configured into the system;
                     36: .I swapon
                     37: can only enable devices in the table.

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