Description of the main file in the/proc directory
File or directory Name |
Description |
Apm |
Advanced Power Management Information |
CmdLine |
The file gives the kernel-initiated command line |
CPUinfo |
CPU Information |
Devices |
Devices that can be used (block devices/character devices) |
Dma |
Displays the DMA channel currently in use |
Filesystems |
File system for Core configuration |
Ioports |
I/O port currently in use |
Interrupts |
Each line of the file has a reserved interrupt |
Kcore |
System Physical Memory Image |
Kmsg |
Core output messages that are sent to the log file |
Mdstat |
file contains RAID device information controlled by the MD device driver |
Loadavg |
Average System load Balancing |
Meminfo |
Memory usage information, including physical memory and swap memory |
Modules |
The file provides information about the Loadable kernel module. The LSMOD program uses this information to display information about the module's name, size, and number of uses |
Net |
Network Protocol status information |
Partitions |
System-recognized partition table |
Pci |
PCI Device Information |
Scsi |
SCSI Device Information |
Self |
To view the symbolic connection of the/PROC program process directory |
Stat |
The file contains information about CPU utilization, disk, memory pages, memory swap, all interrupts, contact switches, and reward bootstrap time |
Swaps |
Displays the usage of the swap partition |
Uptime |
File gives the number of seconds since the last system bootstrap, and how many seconds are idle |
Version |
The file has only one line of content that describes the kernel version that is running. can be analyzed using standard programming methods to obtain the required system information |
Description of the primary file in the/proc directory