diff --git a/pages/linux/zramctl.md b/pages/linux/zramctl.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1234fb1201 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/linux/zramctl.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +# zramctl + +> Setup and control zram devices. +> Use `mke2fs` or `mkswap` to format zram devices to partitions. + +- Check if zram is enabled: + +`lsmod | grep -i zram` + +- Enable zram with 2 devices. Use `zramctl` to configure the devices further: + +`sudo modprobe zram num_devices={{2}}` + +- Find and initialise the next free zram device to a 2GB virtual drive using lz4 compression: + +`sudo zramctl --find --size {{2GB}} --algorithm {{lz4}}` + +- List currently initialised devices: + +`zramctl`