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Stop making swap partitions–use swap files instead (gist.github.com)
18 points by jenders 44 days ago
4 comments
gucci-on-fleek 43 days ago
Probably not a great idea if you're using btrfs [0].

[0]: https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Swapfile.html#:~:text...

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eqvinox 43 days ago
I wonder if it works [reliably] on ZFS…
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eqvinox 44 days ago
Anything that does

  create file
  chmod 0600 file
should be

  umask 077
  create file
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SeriousM 43 days ago
Foe the ones, like me, who didn't know why you recommended that:

By setting umask 077 first and then creating the file, the file gets created with the correct restrictive permissions (0600) in one step instead leaving the file readable for "everyone" for a moment.

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_davide_ 43 days ago
just buy more RAM, it's cheap enough...
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malkocoglu 43 days ago
Where do you live ? Must be some magical place where RAM is cheap !
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avadodin 44 days ago
Thank you for your opinion, Bill.

Just kidding, I agree with the sentiment. It's 2026 not 1976. You don't need separate physical partitions for most use cases.

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