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Re:Save your disk, write files directly into RAM with /dev/shm by loeg on Thursday June 26, 2025 @08:12PM (#44392705)
I may misremember, but I think it's also common in the BSDs? (Whereas /var/tmp is persisted.)
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Re:Save your disk, write files directly into RAM with /dev/shm by frollogaston on Friday June 27, 2025 @06:44PM (#44400967)
Yeah, Mac is probably the odd one out, but it's also maybe the most common Unix-based/Unix-like desktop OS. Anyway, both are POSIX, unlike Linux.
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