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.\" from: @(#)swapon.2 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.Dd June 12, 1997
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.Dt SWAPON 2
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.Os NetBSD
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm swapctl
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.Nd modify swap configuration
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <unistd.h>
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.Fd #include <vm/vm_swap.h>
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.Ft int
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.Fn swapctl "int cmd" "const void *arg" "int misc"
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.Fn swapon "const char *name"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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function is used to add swap devices, and modify their configuration.
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The
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.Nm swapon
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function only exists as as backwards compatibility feature until the
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next major bump of the
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.Pa libc
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major from 12. It should never be used in new code, and should be
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removed form existed code.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr swapctl 8 ,
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.Xr config 8
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.Sh BUGS
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There is no way to stop swapping on a disk so that the pack may be
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dismounted.
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.Pp
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This call will be upgraded in future versions of the system.
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn swapctl
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function call appeared in
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.Nx 1.3 .
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