Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!osu-cis!tut!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mumble@karl From: mumble%karl@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: RAM disk as /dev/swap Message-ID: <2991@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Date: Tue, 8-Dec-87 16:05:29 EST Article-I.D.: tut.2991 Posted: Tue Dec 8 16:05:29 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Dec-87 05:38:31 EST References: <10707@brl-adm.ARPA> <9670@mimsy.UUCP> Sender: news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Lines: 11 In-reply-to: sjr@mimsy.UUCP's message of 8 Dec 87 03:03:34 GMT sjr@mimsy.UUCP writes: The big concern that has been expressed about mounting this ram disk as /tmp (as opposed to /ram) is that if the editor, etc. dies, there are no temporary files to be recovered. (vi -r) Use Emacs instead. (i'm sorry, really i am, but it was just *too* easy...) -=- Karl