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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 20:59:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ray Kohler <ataraxia@cox.rr.com>
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Subject: why/how "--" in command line of PID 1?
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I've noticed this for a long time and it makes me curious. It looks
like it's done in start_init() but I'm not sure. But what I really
want to know is why?

-- 
Ray

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