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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
+The
+.I ram
+device is a block device to access the ram disk in raw mode.
+.PP
It is typically created by:
-.RS
-.sp
+.PP
+.in +4n
+.EX
mknod \-m 660 /dev/ram b 1 1
-.br
chown root:disk /dev/ram
-.RE
+.EE
+.in
.SH FILES
/dev/ram
.SH SEE ALSO