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From: Robert Alexander Wyatt
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 09:41

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Another swapfile question...

Actually, I'm going to insult all of the NeXT geniuses and ask...
What exactly is a swapfile and why do I have it?  I know that it gets bigger
and bigger...how can I wipe it out?  Is there a terminal command?  Can I
simply erase it?

I have limited disk space...my swapfile is 16MB and my swapfile.front is
37MB...what's the difference between the two?  what are their purposes?
That 50+ Meg sure could come in handy...(even a fraction of it...)

Thanks a lot!  Please email or post any responses!

Later,
Rob

rawyatt@scf.usc.edu

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