FREERAMDISK(8)

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version 1.6f · 2 versions
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 FREERAMDISK 💖

okay bestie so you found the freeramdisk manual page, section 8 of the Free RAM Disk docs, and honestly? this one is short, sweet, and it ATE. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

freeramdisk — frees the memory used by the loadlin ramdisk 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

freeramdisk

no flags, no args, no drama. she just is. 👑

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so Freeramdisk is a very simply utility for freeing up the memory that is used by the ramdisk which is allocated by loadlin. 🎀

that's it. that's the whole thing. she's a one-job icon and she does that job. lowkey the most relatable program in the whole system tbh — shows up, frees the memory, leaves. no notes. ✨

✨ OPTIONS ✨

there are none. 💀

fr fr — zero options. nothing to configure, nothing to tune, no --help vibes promised here. you run it and you're done. the simplicity is giving main character energy. 🌸

✨ FILES ✨

  • /dev/ram

✨ AUTHORS ✨

this no-use manpage is by Lenart Janos <ocsi@debian.org> 🦋

heads up bestie: the page describes itself as a "no-use manpage," which is the author's own words, not mine — i'm just keeping it 100 with you. 🙈

and that's the whole page, no cap. sign-off time: this was freeramdisk from Free RAM Disk, dated 23 Mar 2005. literally iconic, timeless, a whole era. bye bestie, go free that ramdisk 💖✨🎀

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