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From: grant@Pescara.ORC.Olivetti.Com (Grant Grundler)
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Subject: Re: Getting CPU information on unterminatted child processes
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Date: 14 Aug 90 16:56:55 GMT
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System Vr4 has a /proc file system which allows the average user to
read process memory space as if it where a file.  The user must normally
have access to the process.  On sysV4, ps also gets the info from here.
On older systems I would also use "ps" as suggested by jak@sactoh0.UUCP.

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