41 lines
1009 B
Groff
41 lines
1009 B
Groff
.Dd August 24, 1993
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.Dt MOUNT_PROCFS 8
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.Os NetBSD 0.9a
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm mount_procfs
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.Nd mount the proc file system
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm mount_procfs
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.Op Fl F Ar fsoptions
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.Pa proc
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.Pa mount_point
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm mount_procfs
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command attaches an instance of the proc filesystem
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to the global filesystem namespace.
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The conventional mount point is
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.Pa /proc .
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This command is normally executed by
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.Xr mount 8
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at boot time.
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.Pp
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The proc filesystem presents a directory entry for each process in the system.
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The name of an entry is process id in decimal notation.
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Opening an entry for reading and/or writing gives access to the process
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address space. Several ioctl(2) operations are available to gain additional
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control over the process.
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.Sh FILES
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr mount 2 ,
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.Xr unmount 2 ,
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.Xr fstab 5
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.Sh CAVEATS
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This filesystem may not be NFS-exported.
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The interface and implementation of the proc filesystem are still under
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development.
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm mount_procfs
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utility first appeared in NetBSD 0.9a.
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