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Sys::Ramdisk 0.02
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NAME
Sys::Ramdisk - Create and nuke RAM disks on various systems
SYNOPSIS
use Sys::Ramdisk;
my $ramdisk = Sys::Ramdisk->new(
size => "100m",
dir => "/tmp/ramdisk",
);
$ramdisk->mount();
# Use ramdisk on /tmp/ramdisk ...
$ramdisk->unmount();
DESCRIPTION
Most Unix systems provide RAM disks, although every OS/filesystem flavor
seems to have its own interface to it. Sys::Ramdisk provides a
system-agnostic interface to it, by abstracting the nitty gritty of the
particular implementation.
METHODS
"new()"
Constructor, optional arguments are
"size"
The size of the RAM disk, defaults to 100m.
"dir"
The directory the RAM disk is going to be mounted under,
defaults to a temporary directory, created on demand and
returned by the dir() method later
"cleanup"
Set this to true if you want the object destructor unmount the
yroot when the object goes out of scope. Defaults to true.
"mount()"
Mount the RAM disk.
"unmount()"
Unmount the RAM disk.
"dir()"
Set or get the name of the directory the RAM disk will be mounted
under. Note that some operating systems mount the RAM disk under a
different directory nevertheless (e.g. OSX), make sure to check
$ramdisk->dir() after running mount() to figure out where it
actually landed.
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS
Currently, only Linux and OSX are supported.
LEGALESE
Copyright 2010 by Mike Schilli, all rights reserved. This program is
free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
terms as Perl itself.
AUTHOR
2010, Mike Schilli <
[email protected]>
