swapd.conf(5)

NAME
swapd.conf - swapd configuration file

DESCRIPTION
The file swapd.conf is read from swapd(8) at startup. The configuration file is in white space delimited format. An example configuration file might look something like this:
	minfree 10m
	maxfree 0
	swapsize 32m
	swapdir /var/tmp
	maxunusedswap 5
Explanation of configuration elements: minfree
    Specify the lower boundary of free memory, below this amount of free memory additional swap files are created until atleast thismuch memory is free. This is the same as the -m command line option.
maxfree
    Specify the upper boundary of free memory, above this amount of free memory swap files are deactivated and may be deleted to reclaim disk space. A value of zero (0) is the default and recommended value. This is the same as the -M command line option.
swapsize
    Specify the size of each swap file. This is the same as the -s command line option.
swapdir
    Specify the directory where swap files will be created. This is the same as the -d command line option.
maxunusedswaps
    Specify the number of unused swaps that can exist before swap files start being deleted. This is the same as the -u command line option.

FILES
@sysconfdir@/swapd.conf

SEE ALSO
swapd(8)

AUTHOR

Roy Keene <swapd@rkeene.org>