reading /proc/pid/stat file?

sanjaykhuntia · 10-28-2007, 01:05 AM

hi ,

i want to read some of the fields from /proc/pid/stat file and get those information stored in some variables.so how can i scan the fileds from stat file where the fileds are not similar and i want certain fields like pid, process name, ppid, times,euid,egid(if there) form that file. can anyone guide me?

also tell me where can i find user name from /proc?

thanks in advance.
sanjay

elcody02 · 10-29-2007, 02:45 AM

man proc will be your friend. Stat is nicely explained there.