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Old 08-06-2011, 01:06 PM   #1
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dmesg vs /var/log/dmesg

Hi

What is the difference between dmesg vs /var/log/dmesg ?

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Old 08-06-2011, 02:09 PM   #2
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Hello,

Found this within the forums - https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ferent-462514/

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It's the same thing dmesg reads /var/log/dmesg you can do # dmesg or # cat /var/log/dmesg it's the same

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