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Home > Forums > MIS/IT > Operating Systems - UNIX based > Linux (server) Forum

Proc Directory

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Hawki (Programmer)

11 Jun 11 17:44

When should you use the /proc directory and how

Noway2 (Programmer)

11 Jun 11 18:16

The /proc directory isn't part of the file system in the traditional sense. It is a pseudo file system that is contained in memory. Its contents hold information regarding the processes that are running on the system. Much of it can be read by any user, though some is restricted to root, or the process owner.

Here is a link to a document with an in depth discussion of /proc: http://www.freeos.com/articles/2879/

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