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youlgok@attglobal.net schrieb:
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> Hi, All:
> 
> What is swapper?  I got following process by ps -aux:
> 
> root      0  0.0  0.0     0    0  ??  DLs   9:28AM   0:00.12  (swapper)

It is the kernel process dealing with virtual memory. It is named after
its job: to swap memory pages out of core (RAM) into secondary or
tertiary storage (disk, tape, net). Since it is started as part of the
kernel, it shows up in parentheses.

HTH
-Christoph Sold


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