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| From | owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue |
| Date | 2016-01-21 13:11 +0000 |
| Organization | O.W.L. |
| Message-ID | <fhjgue9a3.jgu@rooftop.invalid> (permalink) |
| References | (5 earlier) <n7o7lj$i49$1@deskrabbit.motzarella.org> <thjgdu82f.kfia@rooftop.invalid> <n7q958$g18$1@deskrabbit.motzarella.org> <ghdjs03.afe93@rooftop.invalid> <n7qds6$uou$1@deskrabbit.motzarella.org> |
Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> wrote: > On 21/01/2016 10:48, owl wrote: >> Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> wrote: >>> On 20/01/2016 19:23, owl wrote: >>>> Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> wrote: >>>>> On 19/01/2016 09:48, 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. :) >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On a throw away isolated VM based system? You find that entertaining? >>>>> How odd. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I find it entertaining that you did this on what appears to be a mail >>>> server. Even if it's just a lab VM for testing, it's probably more >>>> important than a "throw away," and you shouldn't just blindly run >>>> a command on it as root if you don't understand what the command does. >>> >>> Calling a machine "bigdick" doesn't make it a dildo. >>> >> >> You gave a hostname of "mail" to a machine that is not a mail server? >> Yeah, sure you did. LOL. > > Whatever, the name tells you SFA about the function and the fact still > remains that it was an isolated VM. > Is it a mail server? Yes or no. >> >>>> >>>>> How else could I display the error without running the command??? >>>> >>>> You wouldn't get the error message if you had read the man page. >>>> Or did you think that size was given in Roman numerals? >>>> >>> >>> Reading the man page doesn't give a error output to illustrate an >>> incorrect command line. >> >> Do you really expect a man page to illustrate the myriad ways a command >> might be mistyped? The program itself gave you an error output. The man >> page describes the return codes, which you can check with `echo $?`. >> >> Most importantly to this case though, the man page also tells you how >> the "size=" option is used. No mention of Roman numerals though. >> > > Are you deliberately missing the point just so you can have an argument? Are you deliberately being Snittish in your refusal to just admit that you ran a command as root without understanding what the command does?
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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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