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Commands to create in memory disk on Ubuntu 16.04
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In memory ( RAM ) disk

Use the following commands:

  • Creating the RAM disk:
$ sudo mkdir /mnt/ramdisk
$ sudo vi /etc/fstab

and add this entry:

tmpfs /mnt/ramdisk tmpfs rw,size=200M,x-gvfs-show 0 0

where 200M is the size of the RAM disk.

$ sudo mount -a

  • Deleting the RAM disk:
$ sudo umount /mnt/ramdisk
$ sudo rm -r /mnt/ramdisk
$ sudo vi /etc/fstab

and delete the last entry.

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