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2.5. Additional Resources

Below are additional sources of information about

/proc/

.

2.5.1. Installed Documentation

Most of the best

/proc/

documentation is available on your system.

  /usr/src/linux 2.4/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt

  Contains assorted, but

limited, information about all aspects of the

/proc/

directory.

  /usr/src/linux 2.4/Documentation/sysrq.txt

  An overview of System Request Key

options.

  /usr/src/linux 2.4/Documentation/sysctl

  A directory containing a variety of

sysctl

tips, including modifying values that concern the kernel (

kernel.txt

), accessing file systems

(

fs.txt

), and virtual memory use (

vm.txt

).

  /usr/src/linux 2.4/Documentation/networking/ip sysctl.txt

  A look at various

IP networking options.

  /usr/src/linux 2.4

  Some of the most authoritative information on

/proc/

can be found by

reading the kernel source code. Make sure the

kernel source

RPM is installed on your system

and look in the

/usr/src/linux 2.4

directory for the source code.

2.5.2. Useful Websites

http://www.linuxhq.com   This site maintain a complete database of source, patches, and docu 

mentation for various versions of the Linux kernel.