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Linux Forums: Understanding /proc

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 13, 2006

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“Throughout my experience, many users on Linux Help Forums or
IRC have had questions that require information from /proc to
diagnose. And every single time, I’ve had to walk them through the
process of using and understanding /proc so that I could help them
with their problem. For that reason, I think that a brief tutorial
on the basics of /proc is in order.

“When it comes down to it, /proc is a filesystem…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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