Mkswap
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mkswap is the command used to format a file or partition for use as swap space.
Usage
Format an existing file or partition for use as swap space
mkswap [-v] <target>
Enable a swap area
swapon [-v] <target>
Disable a swap area
swapoff [-v] <target>
Enable all swap areas mentioned in /etc/fstab
swapon -a [-v]
Show active swap areas
swapon -s [-v]
where the target is a swap file or partition
Provided by
Most (all?) Linux distributions incorporate this from the [util-linux] package