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Old 08-11-2005, 04:59 PM   #1
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how to open files in /proc

i want to open a file in /proc , how can i.
i tried vi, cat , copying but was not able to open to see the contents!
anyone knows?
 
Old 08-11-2005, 05:14 PM   #2
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Edit: Do you have the right permissions to read the files in there? I thought you had to be root to read a lot of the files in there, I guess not.

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Old 08-11-2005, 08:20 PM   #3
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ya, i already checked the permissions and was under root's privilage. i tried /proc/kcore !
 
  


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