Quoting juan carlo dela pena ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):

> how do i remove kcore? its eating a lot of diskspace.
> 
> -r--------    1 root     root     167776256 Sep 17 10:30 kcore

You don't want to go playing around deleting things in /proc .  /proc
isn't an ordinary filesystem, but rather a pseudo-filesystem where you
have access to information on hardware/software details and the running
state of processes.  Essentially, it's a window into the condition of
your running system.  You _can_ adjust some aspects of your system's
operation by manipulating elements of /proc.  However, don't try to do
this until/unless you know what you're doing.

/proc/kcore is an image of your system's RAM state, stored in core file
format.  The fact that it's 160 MB reflects the fact that your system
has 160 MB of RAM at its disposal.

Because /proc isn't an ordinary filesystem, neither /proc/kcore nor any
other elements take up disk space.

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