Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:23:12 +0000 (GMT) | From | Riley Williams <> | Subject | Re: What /proc should contain [was: /proc/driver/microcode] |
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Hi there.
>> Nope, most /proc access is does via programs written in C.
> That varies a lot from file to file. E.g. I haven't seen any > programs that are specificly designed to read /proc/atm/* yet, > and I know of only one (fuser) that reads /proc/mounts, > extracting only partial information (just to pick two examples > that I'm quite familiar with).
As a point of reference, here's a slightly tweaked analysis of the programs on the system I'm reading your mail on. Basically, I ran the following script...
Q> #!/bin/bash Q> function use() { Q> for Z in $* ; do Q> strings $Z | grep /proc | sed "s=^=$Z =" Q> done Q> } Q> use /{,s}bin/* /usr/{,s}bin/* | sort -u | tee proc-usage
...and then went through it removing comments and print format strings. Replace /proc with /dev and you'd soon have an equivalent list for that - although I can report that such is MUCH larger...
There are three programs therein that refer to /proc/mounts ...
/bin/mount /bin/umount /usr/bin/eject
...and, as you stated, none that refer to /proc/atm on this system. However, as this is a RedHat Linux 5.0 based system, that's not necessarily an up to date reference thereto...
Here's the list anyway...
/bin/kill /proc/%d/cmdline /bin/kill /proc/%d/stat
/bin/mount /proc/devices /bin/mount /proc/filesystems /bin/mount /proc/mounts
/bin/netstat /proc/net /bin/netstat /proc/net/appletalk /bin/netstat /proc/net/ax25 /bin/netstat /proc/net/ax25_route /bin/netstat /proc/net/dev /bin/netstat /proc/net/ip_masquerade /bin/netstat /proc/net/ipx /bin/netstat /proc/net/ipx_route /bin/netstat /proc/net/netstat /bin/netstat /proc/net/nr /bin/netstat /proc/net/nr_neigh /bin/netstat /proc/net/nr_nodes /bin/netstat /proc/net/raw /bin/netstat /proc/net/route /bin/netstat /proc/net/rt_cache /bin/netstat /proc/net/snmp /bin/netstat /proc/net/tcp /bin/netstat /proc/net/udp /bin/netstat /proc/net/unix
/bin/umount /proc/devices /bin/umount /proc/mounts
/sbin/arp /proc/net/appletalk /sbin/arp /proc/net/arp /sbin/arp /proc/net/ax25 /sbin/arp /proc/net/ipx /sbin/arp /proc/net/nr /sbin/arp /proc/net/unix
/sbin/cardctl /proc/devices
/sbin/cardmgr /proc/devices
/sbin/fdisk /proc/ide/%s/media /sbin/fdisk /proc/scsi/scsi
/sbin/getty /proc/version
/sbin/ifconfig /proc/net /sbin/ifconfig /proc/net/appletalk /sbin/ifconfig /proc/net/ax25 /sbin/ifconfig /proc/net/dev /sbin/ifconfig /proc/net/ipx /sbin/ifconfig /proc/net/nr /sbin/ifconfig /proc/net/unix
/sbin/ifup /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe
/sbin/ipchains /proc/net/ip_fwchains /sbin/ipchains /proc/net/ip_fwnames /sbin/ipchains /proc/net/ip_masquerade /sbin/ipchains /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
/sbin/ipmaddr /proc/net/dev_mcast /sbin/ipmaddr /proc/net/igmp /sbin/ipmaddr /proc/net/igmp6
/sbin/iptunnel /proc/net/dev
/sbin/killall5 /proc/%s/cmdline /sbin/killall5 /proc/%s/exe /sbin/killall5 /proc/%s/stat /sbin/killall5 /proc/version
/sbin/klogd /proc/kmsg
/sbin/lsmod /proc/modules
/sbin/modprobe /proc/modules
/sbin/pidof /proc/%s/cmdline /sbin/pidof /proc/%s/exe /sbin/pidof /proc/%s/stat /sbin/pidof /proc/version
/sbin/probe /proc/pci
/sbin/rarp /proc/net/ax25 /sbin/rarp /proc/net/nr /sbin/rarp /proc/net/rarp
/sbin/rmmod /proc/modules
/sbin/rmmod.static /proc/modules
/sbin/route /proc/net/appletalk /sbin/route /proc/net/ax25 /sbin/route /proc/net/ax25_route /sbin/route /proc/net/ipx /sbin/route /proc/net/ipx_route /sbin/route /proc/net/nr /sbin/route /proc/net/nr_neigh /sbin/route /proc/net/nr_nodes /sbin/route /proc/net/route /sbin/route /proc/net/rt_cache /sbin/route /proc/net/unix
/sbin/scsi_info /proc/scsi /sbin/scsi_info /proc/scsi/%s /sbin/scsi_info /proc/scsi/scsi
/sbin/slattach /proc/net/ax25 /sbin/slattach /proc/net/nr
/sbin/swapoff /proc/swaps
/sbin/swapon /proc/swaps
/sbin/uugetty /proc/version
/usr/bin/dig /proc/ /usr/bin/dig /proc/interrupts /usr/bin/dig /proc/meminfo /usr/bin/dig /proc/rtc /usr/bin/dig /proc/self/status /usr/bin/dig /proc/stat
/usr/bin/dnsquery /proc/ /usr/bin/dnsquery /proc/interrupts /usr/bin/dnsquery /proc/meminfo /usr/bin/dnsquery /proc/rtc /usr/bin/dnsquery /proc/self/status /usr/bin/dnsquery /proc/stat
/usr/bin/eject /proc/mounts
/usr/bin/emacs /proc/loadavg
/usr/bin/fetchmail /proc/net/dev
/usr/bin/free /proc/meminfo
/usr/bin/gmake /proc/loadavg
/usr/bin/gpm-root /proc/loadavg /usr/bin/gpm-root /proc/meminfo
/usr/bin/host /proc/ /usr/bin/host /proc/interrupts /usr/bin/host /proc/meminfo /usr/bin/host /proc/rtc /usr/bin/host /proc/self/status /usr/bin/host /proc/stat
/usr/bin/hoststat /proc/loadavg
/usr/bin/hwdiag /proc/cpuinfo /usr/bin/hwdiag /proc/pci /usr/bin/hwdiag /proc/scsi/scsi /usr/bin/hwdiag /proc/version
/usr/bin/lsdev /proc/dma /usr/bin/lsdev /proc/interrupts /usr/bin/lsdev /proc/ioports
/usr/bin/mailq /proc/loadavg
/usr/bin/make /proc/loadavg
/usr/bin/mcookie /proc/loadavg /usr/bin/mcookie /proc/stat
/usr/bin/newaliases /proc/loadavg
/usr/bin/nslookup /proc/ /usr/bin/nslookup /proc/interrupts /usr/bin/nslookup /proc/meminfo /usr/bin/nslookup /proc/rtc /usr/bin/nslookup /proc/self/status /usr/bin/nslookup /proc/stat
/usr/bin/nsupdate /proc/ /usr/bin/nsupdate /proc/interrupts /usr/bin/nsupdate /proc/meminfo /usr/bin/nsupdate /proc/rtc /usr/bin/nsupdate /proc/self/status /usr/bin/nsupdate /proc/stat
/usr/bin/pgp /proc/version /usr/bin/pgpe /proc/version /usr/bin/pgpk /proc/version /usr/bin/pgps /proc/version /usr/bin/pgpv /proc/version
/usr/bin/procinfo /proc/cmdline /usr/bin/procinfo /proc/devices /usr/bin/procinfo /proc/dma /usr/bin/procinfo /proc/filesystems /usr/bin/procinfo /proc/interrupts /usr/bin/procinfo /proc/loadavg /usr/bin/procinfo /proc/meminfo /usr/bin/procinfo /proc/modules /usr/bin/procinfo /proc/stat /usr/bin/procinfo /proc/uptime /usr/bin/procinfo /proc/version
/usr/bin/purgestat /proc/loadavg
/usr/bin/screen /proc/loadavg
/usr/bin/strace /proc/%d/stat
/usr/bin/top /proc/cpuinfo /usr/bin/top /proc/meminfo /usr/bin/top /proc/stat
/usr/bin/vmstat /proc/%s/stat /usr/bin/vmstat /proc/meminfo /usr/bin/vmstat /proc/stat
/usr/sbin/atd /proc/loadavg
/usr/sbin/dnskeygen /proc/ /usr/sbin/dnskeygen /proc/interrupts /usr/sbin/dnskeygen /proc/meminfo /usr/sbin/dnskeygen /proc/rtc /usr/sbin/dnskeygen /proc/self/status /usr/sbin/dnskeygen /proc/stat
/usr/sbin/fuser /proc/%d/stat /usr/sbin/fuser /proc/net/%s /usr/sbin/fuser /proc/net/unix
/usr/sbin/in.identd /proc/net/tcp
/usr/sbin/irpd /proc/ /usr/sbin/irpd /proc/interrupts /usr/sbin/irpd /proc/meminfo /usr/sbin/irpd /proc/rtc /usr/sbin/irpd /proc/self/status /usr/sbin/irpd /proc/stat
/usr/sbin/named /proc/ /usr/sbin/named /proc/interrupts /usr/sbin/named /proc/meminfo /usr/sbin/named /proc/rtc /usr/sbin/named /proc/self/status /usr/sbin/named /proc/stat
/usr/sbin/named-xfer /proc/ /usr/sbin/named-xfer /proc/interrupts /usr/sbin/named-xfer /proc/meminfo /usr/sbin/named-xfer /proc/rtc /usr/sbin/named-xfer /proc/self/status /usr/sbin/named-xfer /proc/stat
/usr/sbin/readprofile /proc/profile
/usr/sbin/rwhod /proc/loadavg /usr/sbin/rwhod /proc/uptime
/usr/sbin/sendmail /proc/loadavg
/usr/sbin/setconsole /proc/openprom/options /usr/sbin/setconsole /proc/openprom/options/${console}-mode /usr/sbin/setconsole /proc/openprom/options/input-device /usr/sbin/setconsole /proc/openprom/options/output-device
Best wishes from Riley.
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