Create a swap file in GNU / Linux.

Posted by Horla on Jul 13, 2017 12:23 AM EDT
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What is and how does the exchange space work? The swap space or swap is what is known as virtual memory. The difference between real and virtual memory is that the latter uses space in the storage unit instead of a memory module. When the actual memory is exhausted, the system copies part of the content directly into this swap memory space in order to perform other tasks.

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