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| From | owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue |
| Date | 2016-01-26 23:20 +0000 |
| Organization | O.W.L. |
| Message-ID | <fhgjeuoa03.fa@rooftop.invalid> (permalink) |
| References | (5 earlier) <n85eit$82p$2@dont-email.me> <ghjsoe03.ap2@rooftop.invalid> <n88g46$k5e$2@dont-email.me> <gjdkcmnb893.a3@rooftop.invalid> <n88r59$35m$1@dont-email.me> |
Slimer <a.m@unseen.is.invalid> wrote: > On 2016-01-26 4:16 PM, owl wrote: >> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote: >>> On 1/26/2016 10:54 AM, owl wrote: >>>> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote: >>>>> On 1/19/2016 4:48 AM, owl wrote: >>>>>> Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> wrote: >>>>>>> On 13/01/2016 13:31, John Gohde wrote: >>>>>>>> On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 6:51:01 AM UTC-5, Desk Rabbit wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 04/01/2016 19:58, Vile Strong wrote: >>>>>>>>>> One of the highly useful capabilities of the Linux OS is >>>>>>>>>> the tmpfs, which is a temporary file system located entirely >>>>>>>>>> in RAM. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The user can invoke a tmpfs any time and of any size with >>>>>>>>>> the command: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> mount -t tmpfs -o size=XG,mode=0777 tmpfs /mount-point >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> A tmpfs can be used for a variety of purposes, such as the speedy >>>>>>>>>> compile of a large program or a very quick "scratch" storage >>>>>>>>>> for very large data processing. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Does Microsoft Windows have this capability? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> FUCK NO!!!! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> That's another testament to the superiority of Linux over >>>>>>>>>> Microsoft. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> And of course, your given example doesn't work >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [root@mail ~]# mount -t tmpfs -o size=XG,mode=0777 tmpfs /mnt/tmpfs >>>>>>>>> mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on tmpfs, >>>>>>>>> missing codepage or helper program, or other error >>>>>>>>> (for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might >>>>>>>>> need a /sbin/mount.<type> helper program) >>>>>>>>> In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try >>>>>>>>> dmesg | tail or so >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It's the size=XG that's wrong, you need to specify a number i.e. 1G for >>>>>>>>> one gigabyte. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> OR IF YOU HAD A BRAIN, rodent, the ue of an "X" script should have been self-explanatory. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oh do explain what an "X" script is in this context great Linux master. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This should be good........ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> :-) >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> It can't possibly be as good as you running a command as root without >>>>>> scrutinizing it first. :) >>>>> >>>>> mount needs "scrutinizing"? >>>>> >>>> >>>> You be the judge. >>>> >>>> root@lowtide:~# mount |grep sda1 >>>> /dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered) >>>> /dev/sda1 on /mnt/blah type ext4 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered) >>>> root@lowtide:~# cat /foo >>>> cat: /foo: No such file or directory >>>> root@lowtide:~# echo "nah" > /mnt/blah/foo >>>> root@lowtide:~# cat /foo >>>> nah >>>> root@lowtide:~# >>> >>> >>> geeekkkk!!!! >>> >>> Plus, you pulled a twerp move and contrived a bogus mount scenario. >>> Back to the basement you go. >>> >> >> Not bogus. If the intent was to mount /dev/sdb1 under /mnt/blah, >> not scrutinizing the mount command could lead to disaster. > > Thought you'd be interested in this: > <http://www.ronpaul.com/2016-01-25/congress-is-writing-the-president-a-blank-check-for-war/> > They're just calling Obama's bluff. He asked for a new AUMF. He won't do anything. Merkel won't let him.
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Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-01-13 05:31 -0800
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-01-18 10:34 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-19 09:48 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-01-20 15:07 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-20 19:23 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-01-21 09:44 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-21 10:48 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-01-21 11:05 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-21 13:11 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-01-21 16:52 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-21 18:30 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-01-22 09:47 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-01-22 14:11 +0100
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-22 12:59 -0500
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-01-22 22:33 +0100
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-01-22 15:22 -0700
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-23 09:34 -0500
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-01-25 07:19 -0600
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-25 08:59 -0500
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2016-01-25 10:22 -0500
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-01-25 14:58 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2016-01-25 11:23 -0500
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-01-25 18:38 +0100
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-25 12:52 -0500
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2016-01-25 16:58 -0500
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-25 17:35 -0500
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-26 18:39 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-03-22 11:35 -0700
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-25 10:24 -0500
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-01-25 15:36 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-25 11:18 -0500
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-26 15:58 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-26 17:16 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-26 15:54 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-26 14:09 -0500
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-26 21:16 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue Slimer <a.m@unseen.is.invalid> - 2016-01-26 17:17 -0500
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-26 23:20 +0000
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-01-27 12:11 -0700
Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-27 21:26 +0000
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