Re: /proc file system

Michael Rasmussen <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.usability.annoyances
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 09:12:58PM -0700, Dee-Ann LeBlanc wrote:
> I'm sorry, but anything that requires me to go digging around in the
> kernel's C code to figure out is an annoyance. ;) Though there are a
> number of files in /proc that are pretty understandable out of the gate.

I'm confused here.  The /proc system isn't meant to be used by end users.
Why is something that is visible to access if you want to, but otherwise
totally out of your way, an annoyance?

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