MDCONFIG(8) | 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 allocated by the `mdconfig` process itself. The `mdconfig` command should be run in the background. If successful, the command will not return. Otherwise, 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.

July 8, 1993 | NetBSD 9.5