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LOADRAMDISK(8)              System Manager's Manual             LOADRAMDISK(8)

NAME
       loadramdisk - copy an image of a file system to /dev/ram

SYNOPSIS
       loadramdisk file

DESCRIPTION
       Loadramdisk  copies  the  content  of  a device or a file containing an
       image of a file system, specified by the file  argument,  to  /dev/ram.
       This  way the source is preserved untouched, and can resides on a read-
       only media like a CD, while the copied-to version  may  be  mounted  as
       read-write file system and used as root device.

NOTES
       A ramdisk can be initialized only once.

SEE ALSO
       dev(4), init(8), mount(2), newroot(8).

AUTHOR
       Loadramdisk.c was written by Philip Homburg.

                              February 1st, 2010                LOADRAMDISK(8)
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