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Ubuntu create swap space
#!/bin/sh
swapsize=2048
grep -q "swapfile" /etc/fstab
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo 'swapfile not found. Adding swapfile.'
fallocate -l ${swapsize}M /swapfile
chmod 600 /swapfile
mkswap /swapfile
swapon /swapfile
echo '/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0' >> /etc/fstab
sysctl vm.swappiness=10
echo 'vm.swappiness=10' >> /etc/sysctl.conf
sysctl vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50
echo 'vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50' >> /etc/sysctl.conf
else
echo 'swapfile found. No changes made.'
fi
cat /proc/swaps
cat /proc/meminfo | grep Swap
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