Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition

Name

swapoff

Synopsis

swapoff [options] [devicelist]

System administration command. Stop making devices and files specified in devicelist available for swapping and paging.

Option

-a

Consult /etc/fstab for devices marked sw. Use those in place of the device argument.

-h

Print help message and then exit.

-V

Display version number and then exit.