"google-rambo88" wrote in message
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> when I run "df -k " I can see followings.
>
>
> [root@localhost ~]# df -klh
> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/hda1 5.8G 4.3G 1.3G 78% /
> none 54M 0 54M 0% /dev/shm
> /dev/sda1 983M 684M 299M 70% /xx
>
>
> here what is /dev/shm?
>
> Thanks..
>

SHared Memory

It is living in your RAM, not on your HDD.

It is a temporary filesystem. A "ram disk".

what is /dev/shm for? when can it be use?





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"Ercmz" wrote in message
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>
> "google-rambo88" wrote in message
> news:f6bu17$ahc$1@news2.kornet.net...
> > when I run "df -k " I can see followings.
> >
> >
> > [root@localhost ~]# df -klh
> > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> > /dev/hda1 5.8G 4.3G 1.3G 78% /
> > none 54M 0 54M 0% /dev/shm
> > /dev/sda1 983M 684M 299M 70% /xx
> >
> >
> > here what is /dev/shm?
> >
> > Thanks..
> >
>
> SHared Memory
>
> It is living in your RAM, not on your HDD.
>
> It is a temporary filesystem. A "ram disk".
>
>

On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 11:41:54 +0900, "google-rambo88" wrote:

>what is /dev/shm for? when can it be use?
>
Search for IPC, inter process communications

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