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RAM
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (4)Updated: 1992-11-21
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NAME
ram - ram disk deviceDESCRIPTION
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/ramSEE ALSO
chown(1), mknod(1), mount(8)COLOPHON
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