Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan

Subject	Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan
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From	Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
Date	2015-08-03 08:12 -0400
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On 2015-08-02 21:31, JF Mezei wrote:
> On 15-08-02 20:53, Alan Browne wrote:
>
>> Since I have far more memory than I need and OS X still swaps out it is
>> flawed in some manner.
>
>
> How do you know that it swaps out ? Which metric are you looking at ?

Earlier post.  Screenshot of Monitor showing swapped memory.

>
> Just because page files are created does not mean they are used.  Ju7st

Wow!  Even better!  Creating files that aren't used!  Fantastic!  That's 
efficient huh?

> because you see page ins , does not mean that there were pageouts to
> swap. And page outs can also be to memory mapped files that are modified.

And yet when disabled and there are no page outs and no swapping my 
system hums along quite contently w/o issue.

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Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2015-07-31 11:26 -0400
  Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-31 11:47 -0400
    Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-07-31 12:01 -0400
      Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-31 12:07 -0400
        Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-07-31 12:36 -0400
          Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-31 12:46 -0400
            Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-07-31 13:45 -0400
              Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-31 14:06 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-01 10:35 -0400
          Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-07-31 20:52 +0000
            Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan billy@MIX.COM - 2015-08-01 09:13 +0000
              Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-01 14:03 +0000
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-01 10:13 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-01 14:51 +0000
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-01 11:12 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-01 18:39 +0000
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-08-02 10:45 +1200
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-02 06:31 +0000
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-01 19:23 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan billy@MIX.COM - 2015-08-02 16:07 +0000
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-02 16:13 +0000
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-08-02 20:40 -0600
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan billy@MIX.COM - 2015-08-02 16:55 +0000
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-02 17:20 +0000
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-02 13:35 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-02 17:51 +0000
              Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-01 11:54 -0400
            Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-01 10:24 -0400
          Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-08-02 08:28 -0600
            Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-02 10:40 -0400
              Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-02 10:48 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-02 10:56 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-02 11:00 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-02 11:02 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-02 11:31 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-02 11:40 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-02 12:00 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan billy@MIX.COM - 2015-08-02 16:26 +0000
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-02 16:31 +0000
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan billy@MIX.COM - 2015-08-02 17:13 +0000
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-02 17:27 +0000
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-02 20:47 -0400
            Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-02 10:40 -0400
              Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-02 10:47 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-02 10:53 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-02 10:56 -0400
              Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-08-02 11:48 -0600
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-02 21:08 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-03 01:25 +0000
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-03 08:10 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-03 13:32 +0000
      Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2015-07-31 17:04 -0400
        Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-31 17:24 -0400
          Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-07-31 15:30 -0700
            Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-31 18:36 -0400
              Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-01 11:08 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-08-01 16:45 +0100
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-01 11:54 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-01 18:57 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-08-02 07:45 -0600
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-02 10:09 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-08-02 11:48 -0600
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-02 21:04 -0400
          Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-01 11:02 -0400
            Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-01 12:08 -0400
              Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-01 19:22 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-01 22:06 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-02 09:36 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-02 11:39 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-02 11:58 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-02 13:42 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-02 20:53 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-02 21:31 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-03 08:12 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-03 15:42 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-05 09:06 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-08-02 21:22 -0700
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-03 08:16 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Baker <email@domain.com> - 2015-08-03 20:56 -0700
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-05 09:11 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-05 12:40 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-05 18:53 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-08-06 00:02 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-08-06 16:25 +0100
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-06 11:25 -0400
                Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-06 11:33 -0400
              Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2015-08-04 23:01 -0400
        Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-08-01 10:47 -0400
          Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan billy@MIX.COM - 2015-08-02 16:02 +0000
            Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-08-02 13:39 -0400
  Re: Terminal command to disable disk swapping in El Capitan Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-07-31 12:01 -0400

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