In article <1s9668$qed@fitz.TC.Cornell.EDU> mdw@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Matt Welsh) writes:
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>In article <1s8gamINNgkp@rave.larc.nasa.gov> jcburt@gatsibm.larc.nasa.gov () writes:
>>Ummm...Did they recently change linux to NOT use a swap FILE ? I was
>>always under the impression that you could use either a swap partition
>>or a swap file, and that both had to have a fixed size...
>
>No, you can still use a swap file, or a swap partition.
>

I have been wondering if it is possible to use an MSDOS partition for this
sort of thing.  I have limited space on my Linux partition, but there is
often ~6Mb free on my MSDOS partition.  If I mount this (on /msdos )
can I use it as a temp swap file?



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