Messages in this thread | | | From | (david parsons) | Subject | Re: procfs problems | Date | 16 Apr 1997 14:00:47 -0700 |
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In article <linux.kernel.5lohbe4xyq.fsf@tequila.systemsz.cs.yale.edu>, Stefan Monnier <monnier+/news/lists/linux/kernel@TEQUILA.SYSTEMSZ.CS.YALE.EDU> wrote:
>Why in the world is 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' better than 'bin2text /proc/cpuinfo' ?
IFS=: while read token value;do echo $token ":" $value done < /proc/cpuinfo
can be used even when /usr/bin has gone south for the winter. One of the lessons of Windows NT is that even though a binary registry can be nice for writing simple-minded gui tools, it's a real bitch when something gets corrupted. Human readable text, on the other hand, is amenable to deal with when your display tool is toast.
____ david parsons \bi/ orc@pell.chi.il.us \/
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