Below are additional sources of information about proc
file system.
Some of the best documentation about the proc
file system is installed on the system by default.
/usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-kernel_version
/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
— Contains assorted, but limited, information about all aspects of the /proc/
directory.
/usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-kernel_version
/Documentation/sysrq.txt
— An overview of System Request Key options.
/usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-kernel_version
/Documentation/sysctl/
— A directory containing a variety of sysctl
tips, including modifying values that concern the kernel (kernel.txt
), accessing file systems (fs.txt
), and virtual memory use (vm.txt
).
/usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-kernel_version
/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
— A detailed overview of IP networking options.
http://www.linuxhq.com/ — This website maintains a complete database of source, patches, and documentation for various versions of the Linux kernel.