ubuntu:disk:ramdisk:create_a_ramdisk
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| * tmpfs only uses memory when you it contains files. | * tmpfs only uses memory when you it contains files. | ||
| * When it is empty, it will take almost no space in RAM. | * When it is empty, it will take almost no space in RAM. | ||
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| + | * An alternative to **tmpfs** is to use **ramfs**. | ||
| + | * tmpfs can use swap as well, whereas ramfs devices are memory only. | ||
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