[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I was just enlightened to the beauty of that which is the /proc, to the wealth
> of information contained therein. ;0)
>
> Seriously, I'm wondering how the /proc information gets in there. Does it get
> re-wrote upon every reboot? Does isapnp use that information to configure
> devices? Does linuxconf screw it up? ;0) If so, what is the best way to clean it
> up?
/proc does NOT exist in your hard disk, although the directory
exists in your hard disk. This is easier to grasp if you
do not think "directory" but think "mount point".
Basically, /proc is a window into your computer setup. All the
info in there is in RAM. You can change it there, but at the
next reboot it is gone. It is best if you do not write to it,
although some hackers do this to make some on-the-fly changes.
If you do so, your computer could crash or could get annoyed
and format your hard drive and those connected to it via the
internet.
Another analogy is that this is Linux's "registry".
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