Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 4 Sep 1999 02:46:54 -0400 (EDT) | From | George Staikos <> | Subject | Re: Why no sysctl (Was: Re: /proc/cpuinfo verbiage ...) |
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On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Jason Nordwick wrote:
> >Whenever this comes up though people say cpuinfo is for human eyes > >only, it should not be parsed. But when someone suggests making a syscall > >for it, everyone decries that idea too. > > > > I have always wanted to ask this question, and this seems like an > appropriate thread. > > Coming from a Free/OpenBSD background, I have always really liked > the sysctl MIB. The sysctl command line too allows values to be manipulated > and read easily (much easier than parsing the /proc entries). > > Why does Linux deprecate that use? Why has is opted for a /proc > interface? > > I do wish that BSD would implement a /sysctl or something interface for > browsing, but then again, that is what 'sysctl -a | grep' is for :)
Check the latest procps release. There is a sysctl binary in there.
G
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