REPEAT: /proc/kcore, /proc/*/mem special files?

Ph. Marek (marek@bmlv.gv.at)
Wed, 24 Feb 1999 08:53:14 +0100


I remember some discussion about having /proc/kcore, /proc/*/mem and
similar (large memory-images) as special files rather that normal files as
they are now.

what's the current status? I'd like them special, because then I could do
something like
tar cvzf ~/status-īdate +%Y%M%D` /proc
and have most of the machine's status backuped.

As long as they are normal files, this operation results in a very big
tar-archive - with the resulting caveats (space needed, some things saved
noticeable time before others).

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