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MDCONFIG(8)             NetBSD System Manager's Manual             MDCONFIG(8)


NAME
mdconfig -- configure MEMORY disks
SYNOPSIS
mdconfig special_file 512-byte-blocks
DESCRIPTION
The mdconfig command configures memory disk devices. It will associate the special file special_file with a range of user-virtual memory allo- cated by the mdconfig process itself. The mdconfig command should be run in the background. If successful, the command will not return. Other- wise, an error message will be printed. To "unconfigure" the memory disk, just kill the background mdconfig process started earlier.
FILES
/dev/rmd?? /dev/md??
EXAMPLES
mdconfig /dev/md0c 2048 & Configures the memory disk md0c with one megabyte of user-space memory.
SEE ALSO
mount(8), swapon(8), umount(8)
BUGS
The special device will become inoperative if the mdconfig process is killed while the special device is open. NetBSD 9.4_STABLE July 8, 1993 NetBSD 9.4_STABLE

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