Muzhmail wrote: > On Thursday 14 September 2006 19:59, Stef Bon wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I want to use a temporary filesystem, and I was wondering I could >> use /dev/shm. You could say, hey it's your system, so you can use it, >> but hey, what's the purpose of /dev/shm. Why is it there? >> >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Stef Bon > > > I think it is something like the Amiga RAM disk. It can be used to save > files etc, using memory instead of physical media. > Of course everything disappears on a reboot or halt -- > > Peter
Yes I know what it can be used for, but can I do anything with it? Or it is only meant for special purposes, if you know what I mean. I know how it works, not what it is meant for in the LFS case. Stef -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
