diff --git a/create-linux-swap-file.sh b/create-linux-swap-file.sh
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+++ b/create-linux-swap-file.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+FSTAB_SWAP_ENTRY="/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0"
+SWAP_FILE="/swapfile"
+FSTAB_FILE="/etc/fstab"
+if grep -q "$FSTAB_SWAP_ENTRY" "$FSTAB_FILE"; then
+	echo "Skipping creation of swap partion because entry allready exists in \"$FSTAB_FILE\"!"
+else
+	echo "Creating swap partition..." &&
+	sudo fallocate -l 16G "$SWAP_FILE" &&
+	sudo chmod 600 "$SWAP_FILE" &&
+	sudo mkswap "$SWAP_FILE" &&
+	sudo swapon "$SWAP_FILE" &&
+	sudo sh -c "echo \"$FSTAB_SWAP_ENTRY\">>\"$FSTAB_FILE\""
+fi