---
name: "ram"
section: "4"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ram/4"
---

# ram(4)

ram disk device

## NAME

ram - ram disk device

## DESCRIPTION

The *ram* device is a block device to access the ram disk in raw mode.

It is typically created by:

```
mknod -m 660 /dev/ram b 1 1
chown root:disk /dev/ram
```

## FILES

*/dev/ram*

## SEE ALSO

[**chown**(1)](/chown/1.md), [**mknod**(1)](/mknod/1.md), [**mount**(8)](/mount/8.md)