Tips for macosx

1. Display swap space: sysctlvm. swapusage contains many items that can be controlled and viewed in sysctl. You can use sysctl-A to list them and mansysctl to view them. The actual swap files and sleep files are stored in the following directory: apple @ kissAir: vm $ pwdprivatevarvmapple @ kissAir: vm $ ls-lhtotal43

1. swap space display: sysctl vm. swapusage contains many items that can be controlled and viewed in sysctl, which can be listed through sysctl-A and viewed through man sysctl. The actual swap and sleep files are stored in the following directory: apple @ kissAir: vm $ pwd/private/var/vm apple @ kissAir: vm $ ls-lh total 43

1. swap space: sysctl vm. swapusage

Sysctl contains many items that can be controlled and viewed. You can use sysctl-A to list the items and man sysctl to view them.

The actual swap and sleep files are stored in the following directory:

Apple @ kissAir: vm $ pwd

/Private/var/vm

Apple @ kissAir: vm $ ls-lh

Total 4325376

-Rw ------ T 1 root wheel 1.0G 6 22 sleepimage

-Rw ------- 1 root wheel 64 M 6 22 13:27 swapfile0

-Rw ------- 1 root wheel 1.0G 6 22 swapfile1