docs/59215: ps.1 [src/usr.bin/ps/ps.1]: Incorrect /proc information

[Samy Al Bahra]

>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 at 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 ,



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