proc_linux_filesystem
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/proc Linux filesystem
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The /proc filesystem provides information regarding Linux processes, Linux kernel features, and Linux system hardware. The /proc filesystem is memory-based, not stored on the hard drive.
Key Files and Directories in /proc
- /proc/cmdline - The Linux kernel parameters that were used to boot the system.
- /proc/cpuinfo - Information about the CPUs.
- /proc/devices - A list of each character device file and block device file that the Linux kernel has recognized.
- /proc/mdstat - Information about Linux RAID devices.
- /proc/meminfo - Information about Linux system memory.
- /proc/modules - A list of all Linux kernel modules currently loaded into Linux memory.
- /proc/partitions - The Linux kernel’s partition table. Note: this may be different from what is in the hard disk’s partition table.
- /proc/swaps - A list of all Linux swap space recognized by the Linux kernel.
- /proc/vmstat - Linux virtual memory information.
- /proc/sys - A directory that contains tunable Linux kernel parameters.
proc_linux_filesystem.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/01 04:03 by 127.0.0.1