Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:05:34 +0300 From: "Samy Al Bahra" <samy@kerneled.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/59215: ps.1 [src/usr.bin/ps/ps.1]: Incorrect /proc information Message-ID: 1068645926@beastie.freebsd.local Resent-Message-ID: <200311121410.hACEAMlM048652@freefall.freebsd.org>
| raw e-mail | index | archive | help
>Number: 59215 >Category: docs >Synopsis: ps.1 [src/usr.bin/ps/ps.1]: Incorrect /proc information >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Nov 12 06:10:22 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Samy Al Bahra >Release: FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT i386 >Organization: Kerneled >Environment: System: FreeBSD beastie.freebsd.local 5.1-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT #0: Wed Aug 20 18:35:24 AST 2003 samy@beastie.freebsd.local:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/KERNELED i386 >Description: The ps man page says that /proc is necessary for ps to show all appropriate information. This isn't the case since ps is completely dependant on kvm. The fix that follows removes these. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- ps.1 Fri Sep 12 14:00:18 2003 +++ /home/samy/development/freebsd/patches/doc/ps.1 Wed Nov 12 17:01:45 2003 @@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ controlling terminal, cpu time (including both user and system time), state, and associated command. .Pp -The process file system (see -.Xr procfs 5 ) -should be mounted when -.Nm -is executed, otherwise not all information will be available. -.Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width indent .It Fl a @@ -543,9 +537,6 @@ system namelist database .It Pa /boot/kernel/kernel default system namelist -.It Pa /proc -the mount point of -.Xr procfs 5 .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr kill 1 , >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?1068645926>