Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 01:33:42 -0800 (PST) From: Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@cdsnet.net> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Why doesn't wc -c < /dev/mem work? Message-ID: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.951127013229.27732f-100000@schizo.cdsnet.net>
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I realize the info can be gotten by sysctl, but as I recall, the above is a time-honored technique for sizing RAM... Frankly, I don't really care if it works, I'm just curious as to why it seems to have an infinite source of data. Or maybe /dev/mem doesn't mean what it used to...
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