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Created April 16, 2020 11:07
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8gbswapfile.sh
echo "Creating your 8GB swapfile..."
sudo fallocate -l 8G /swapfile
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
echo "Swapping on"
sudo swapon /swapfile
echo "Making swapfile permanent"
echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
echo "All done! run free -m to view your swapfile"
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