Installed Documentation

Some of the best documentation about the proc file system is installed on the system by default.

• /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-<version>/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt - Contains assorted, but limited, information about all aspects of the /proc/ directory.

• /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-<version>/Documentation/sysrq.txt - An overview of System Request Key options.
• /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-<version>/Documentation/sysctl/ - A directory containing a variety of sysctl tips, including modifying values that concern the kernel (kernel.txt), accessing file systems (fs.txt), and virtual memory use (vm.txt).
• /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-<version>/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt - A detailed overview of IP networking options.