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Process Information, /proc

The /proc directory is where the proc filesystem is usually mounted. The proc filesystem provides a way in which one can get information about the processes running without having to poke in kernel memory to find it. Poking in kernel memory is both a security hole and inconvenient, since the places and methods for poking vary from kernel version to kernel version, not to mention operating system to operating system. See the Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide for more information.



Ross Biro
Mon May 22 09:14:56 PDT 1995