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.TH RAM 4 1992-11-21 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
ram \- ram disk device
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fIram\fP device is a block device to access the ram disk in raw mode.
.LP
It is typically created by:
.RS
.sp
mknod \-m 660 /dev/ram b 1 1
.br
chown root:disk /dev/ram
.RE
.SH FILES
/dev/ram
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR chown (1),
.BR mknod (1),
.BR mount (8)
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	23	.\" Modified Sat Jul 24 17:01:11 1993 by Rik Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu)
	24	.TH RAM 4 1992-11-21 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
	25	.SH NAME
	26	ram \- ram disk device
	27	.SH DESCRIPTION
	28	The \fIram\fP device is a block device to access the ram disk in raw mode.
	29	.LP
	30	It is typically created by:
	31	.RS
	32	.sp
	33	mknod \-m 660 /dev/ram b 1 1
	34	.br
	35	chown root:disk /dev/ram
	36	.RE
	37	.SH FILES
	38	/dev/ram
	39	.SH SEE ALSO
	40	.BR chown (1),
	41	.BR mknod (1),
	42	.BR mount (8)