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From: cslye@calweb.com (Cameron Slye)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Swap
Date: 30 Nov 1995 22:38:33 GMT
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So how can I go about adding some swap space in a file and not a device. 
Say I am doing some big stuff and know I will need more, I know in other
systems you can add swap space in a file.  Is this possable with FreeBSD ?