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.\" $FreeBSD$
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2007-06-18 18:58:15 +00:00
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.Dd June 18, 2007
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.Dt TMPFS 5
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm tmpfs
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.Nd "efficient memory file system"
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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To compile this driver into the kernel,
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place the following line in your
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kernel configuration file:
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent
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.Cd "options TMPFS"
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Alternatively, to load the driver as a
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module at boot time, place the following line in
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.Xr loader.conf 5 :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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tmpfs_load="YES"
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.Ed
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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driver will permit the
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.Fx
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kernel to access
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.Tn tmpfs
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file systems.
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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To mount a
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.Nm
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memory file system:
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.Pp
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.Dl "mount -t tmpfs tmpfs /tmp"
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr nmount 2 ,
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.Xr unmount 2 ,
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.Xr fstab 5 ,
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.Xr mount 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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driver first appeared in
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.Fx 7.0 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An -nosplit
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The
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.Nm
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kernel implementation was written by
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.An Julio M. Merino Vidal Aq jmmv@NetBSD.org
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as a Google SoC project.
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.Pp
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.An Rohit Jalan
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and others ported it from
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.Nx
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to
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.Fx .
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.Pp
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This manual page was written by
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.An Xin LI Aq delphij@FreeBSD.org .
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.Sh BUGS
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The
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.Nm
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kernel implementation is currently considered as
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an experimental feature.
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Some file system mount
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time options are not well supported.
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