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syssyphus 04-10-2006 02:33 PM
hidden directories under proc... what are they for? : (/proc/.23142)
 
thanks in advance.

unSpawn 04-10-2006 03:23 PM
anyone know what they are for? obviously they are pids but I dont know anymore
They're related to Linux threads usage.
If they start with a dot they're child processes (as in /bin/ps with the "m" flag).
Not all systems use this.


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