See [scaler.com article](https://www.scaler.com/topics/linux-ramdisk/) # ramfs * Doesn't have a limit # tmpfs * Can have a limit ``` sudo mount -t tmpfs -o size=2048M tmpfs /media/ramdisk ``` # mkram A simple script to create a ramdisk via tmpfs, and change ownership. Here `mine` is shorthand for `sudo chown --reference=$HOME` ```bash #!/bin/bash # make ramdisk SIZE="${2-2048M}" P="${1-$HOME/ram}" sudo mount -t tmpfs -o size="${SIZE}" tmpfs "$P" && mine "$P" ```