Quick Highlights on Swap File on Linux

• The Swap File is part of the Swap Space concept in Linux.
• The Swap File is created inside the HDD or SDD which is a type of memory extension.
• Swap File works as the Virtual Memory Management Process.
• The Swap File works a bit slower than the RAM.
• When there is a space deficiency in RAM, the Swape Files are used.
• The RAM can share infrequent files to Swap File to increase device speed.

Linux Operating System has some different features that are unique and not present in any other major operating system like Windows. The Linux Memory Distribution is one of them. The Memory Space in Linux is designed in such a way that the efficiency of the Memory Management could be the best.

The Linux Swap Memory is the key driver in this feature. From the Swap Memory or Swap Space in Linux, the Linux Swap File concept is developed. By default in Linux, the Swap File is not present. As a user, we have to Create a Swap File in Linux to utilize the Memory Management Feature at the full course.

In this article, we will discuss the required steps to Add Swap Files on Linux OS without creating any errors in no time.

Quick Preview to Create Linux Swap File:

1. Execute the command to create a Swap File along with a certain memory space.
2. We have to set the Permission Type of the Swap File as only the root user can create it using the chmod command.
3. Now, the created file will be marked as the Swap File in Linux using the mkswap command.
4. At last, the Swap File needs to be enabled with the swapon command.