Re: [LI] kcore wasting space in /proc

[Rajesh Fowkar <rfowkar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Indra,

Yes, I have got 48MB SDRAM. Something wrong with that.

Rajesh

On Sun, 19 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> ROFL... sorry rajesh... tried very hard to stop that!! tell me
> something... you got 48megs of RAM??
> 
> The /proc FS is a virtual FS, and it doesn't take up any space on your 
> HDD. The file kcore is actually a copy of your memory image.
> 
> If you are looking for some fun, you could try doing
> `cat /proc/kcore > /dev/audio` :-)
> 
> --Indra.
> 
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