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Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue

From GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Linux Tmpfs Virtue
Date 2016-01-27 12:11 -0700
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <n8b4k4$8jr$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References (6 earlier) <ghjsoe03.ap2@rooftop.invalid> <n88g46$k5e$2@dont-email.me> <gjdkcmnb893.a3@rooftop.invalid> <n88r59$35m$1@dont-email.me> <fhgjeuoa03.fa@rooftop.invalid>

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On 01/26/16 16:20, owl wrote:
> 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.
>
With a narcissist, I think its the other way around.  Obamas already 
black mailed her.

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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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