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On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 11:02:35 +0100 Robin Cornelius <robin.cornelius@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > other tools such as lsusb, lspci, ps, top etc all query /proc for system > information. > > Normally the only way to talk to a kernel is via IOCTL calls, linux > gives us /proc to save a lot of hassle, and /sys (if you have it) is > also a kernel info folder. > > Regards > > -- > Robin Cornelius > http://www.byteme.org.uk > > Thanks for that. I have had a look around /proc now and yes I do have /sys. And I thought I knew it all (haha, joke). I must do some more looking around the system and checking what is available. And use some of the info providers more often, eg top, ps etc. Regards Neil winchurst -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html