.TH SWAP 4 .UC .SH NAME swap \- swap device .SH DESCRIPTION This file refers to the swap device in use by the system. It should be linked to the special file for the disk or disk partition on which the system swaps. It is used by programs that wish to read from the swap device without knowing its real name. .SH FILES /dev/swap .SH "SEE ALSO" ps(1), w(1)