dynamic_pager(8)

dynamic_pager8

Swap configuration daemon

Usage

dynamic_pager [-F filename]

Overview

The dynamic_pager daemon can be used to specify a base name for swapfile names using the "-F" command line option or by modifying the configuration plist file.

Options

-F

The base name of the filename to use for the swapfiles. By default this is /private/var/vm/swapfile.

Files

/private/var/vm/swapfile*

Swapfiles.

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dynamic_pager.plist

Configuration file.

Releases

145 releases since Mac OS X 10.3; the text changed 5 times.

  1. 10.3–10.3.9
  2. 10.4–10.4.11
  3. 10.5–10.5.8
  4. 10.6–10.9.5
  5. 10.10–11.5
  6. 12.0.1–26.5

-E until Mac OS X 10.5.8; -H until OS X 10.9.5; -L until OS X 10.9.5; -P until OS X 10.9.5; -S until OS X 10.9.5.

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