1RAM(4)                     Linux Programmer's Manual                    RAM(4)
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NAME

6       ram - ram disk device
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DESCRIPTION

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

17       /dev/ram
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SEE ALSO

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

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30Linux                             1992-11-21                            RAM(4)