MKFILE

NAME

mkfile - create a swap file

SYNOPSIS

mkfile [ -nv ] size[k|b|m] filename ...  

DESCRIPTION

mkfile creates one or more files that are suitable for use as swap areas. The default size is in bytes, but it can be flagged as kilobytes, blocks, or megabytes, with the k, b, or m suffixes, respectively.  

OPTIONS

-n
Ignored; for Solaris compatibility.
-v
Verbose. Report the names and sizes of created files.
 

SEE ALSO

swapoff(2), swapon(2), fstab(5), mkswap(8), swapoff(8), swapon(8)