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proc_kmsg
Section: File Formats (5)
Updated: 2024-05-02
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NAME
/proc/kmsg - kernel messages
DESCRIPTION
- /proc/kmsg
-
This file can be used instead of the
syslog(2)
system call to read kernel messages.
A process must have superuser
privileges to read this file, and only one process should read this
file.
This file should not be read if a syslog process is running
which uses the
syslog(2)
system call facility to log kernel messages.
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Information in this file is retrieved with the
dmesg(1)
program.
SEE ALSO
proc(5)
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