RAM(4)              Linux Programmer's Manual              RAM(4)



NAME

       ram - ram disk device


DESCRIPTION

       The Ram device is a block device to access the ram disk in
       raw mode.

       It is typically created by:

              mknod -m 660 /dev/ram b 1 1
              chown root:disk /dev/ram



FILES

       /dev/ram


SEE ALSO

       mknod(1), chown(1), mount(8)







































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