Cleaning out Swap

Is there a way to clean out swap space? If so what are the disadvantages
to using it? I almost never turn off my computer but after playing a
game (ie. MythII) my swap space is over run. I don't need to cache
anything there so I'd like to clear up my swap space.

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Carl Parrish (cparrish@carlparrish.com)
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