On Friday 28 January 2011 05:02:14 Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > on 00:56 Fri 28 Jan, Lisi (lisi.re...@gmail.com) wrote: > > On Thursday 27 January 2011 19:41:06 Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > > > on 17:43 Thu 27 Jan, Lisi (lisi.re...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > On my main desktop running Lenny and KDE 3.5.10, I can open files in > > > > /proc with cat, vi or OOo. I can open them neither with KWord nor > > > > with KWrite, neither of which can even see them. > > > > > > > > Can anyone explain this?? > > > > > > These are virtual files which are actually interfaces to kernel state, > > > and while some text-based tools can work with them (generally by > > > copying the contents to another buffer: cat, more/less/most, even vim), > > > word-processign tools > > > > I ran none of the applications that I mentioned as root. The files > > that did open, did so read only. Moreover 3 of the 5 above are text > > editors, not word processors. > > > > > may have other issu > > > es and really aren't the > > > appropriate tool for working with /proc & /sys files. Or for use under > > > root, which is required for most /proc & /sys files. > > > > Who said anything about ... > > Nobody said anything about *not* operating in certain modes. I wasn't > assuming one way or the other. I *was* providing information which > might prove useful and/or helpful.
It was neither. It was dictatorial, arrogant and condescending. Apart from the bit about virtual files, which was helpful.. > > I'm not particularly interested in arguing an intent which you alone are > privy to, or any number of other pissing matches. So why go to so much trouble to instruct me - fairly unpleasantly - not to do something that I wasn't doing? Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201101280701.34305.lisi.re...@gmail.com
