Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 17 Apr 1997 16:12:48 -0700 (PDT) | From | Dan Hollis <> | Subject | Re: procfs problems |
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On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, Alan Modra wrote: > Dan Hollis wrote: > > On Thu, 17 Apr 1997, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > > > What if you want multiple "fields" per line, and the "fields" contain > > > > spaces. What then? > > > Then you're better off using a printable separator, or using fixed > > > columns and *no* tabs (so you can use fixed offsets.) > > Fixed offsets blow chunks. When you need to expand field sizes it's a big > > headache. > This whole argument about procfs is a bit silly, but how about > printing a suitable format string for scanf as the first line.
Speaking of silly, that suggestion is even more so. :-/
I think the sysctl(2) interface may be the proper solution for this.
-Dan
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