Top-level directories in UBUNTU

[Robert Brockway]

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008, Mel Wilson wrote:

> I see the same thing on a Ubuntu 7.10 system that hasn't been messed with, 
> much.  All the dynamic usb stuff is found under /sys, it could be that /proc 
> is being phased out.

Not phased out so much as curtailed.  /proc was had developed a lot of 
facilities which had nothing to do with processes.  These are gradually 
being migrated over to /sys.  Use of an up to date version of sysctl 
should generally make the move painless.

Cheers,

Rob

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