Re: /proc file system

Dee-Ann LeBlanc <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.usability.annoyances
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David Blomber <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have to disagree /proc is the best design I have seen for a stable sys
> admin-quite literally /proc should only be touched by admins, and admins
> shouldn't complaign as this design beats registries and other designs
> hands down and is actually very easy to understand. 

I suppose I wasn't clear. I have no problem with /proc, really. The few
times I have to write about it I'm able to do so with a combo of RTFM
and Google. There's a treasure trove of information in there for people
who are inclined to go snooping.

I was responding to someone else's post, the person saying that to
understand /proc you have to read the kernel source. If that is true
then that qualifies as an annoyance. Personally, I haven't found that to
be true.

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