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)
Linux 1992-11-21 RAM(4)