David M writes:
> Dear friends,
>
> I have Debin Linux (1.3.1) and when I installed I setup a 128MB swap
> partition. Unfortunately, mirror.pl requires heaps of memory when
> mirroring large ftp sites and as I was initializing time stamps it ran
> out of memory.
>
> I would like to add a swap file so that I can initiate the mirror and set
> the time stamps and then if I do not require the extra swap and have HDD
> space shortage I can always remove the swap file.
>
> In IRIX the swap command can be used but I am not sure what is the proper
> way to do it on Debian Linux.
>
> Could some of you guys show me a step by step procedure on how to setup
> an additional 128MB swap file? Or alternatively where I can find this info.
The manpage for 'mkswap' tells you how to :)
Andrew
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factor - 91%. Advise repair schedule:- off line for 36 hours, re-boot
startup disk, and replace head - wow, what a night!
-- Kryten in Red Dwarf `The Last Day'
Andrew Howell
Perth, Western Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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