[geeks] ps, top, etc.

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 @ 22:13 +0200, Michael-John Turner said:

> On Mon, Apr 17, 2006 at 01:08:26PM -0400, Sandwich Maker wrote:
> > ummm didn't solaris have the 'linux' /proc before linux did?
> 
> If I'm not mistaken, /proc originated in UNIX V8, predating Solaris by a
> good few years :) 

/proc originated in Plan 9, and then was adopted by Linux.

I don't think /proc was even in UNIX V10, although some other Plan 9
stuff was, like rc shell.

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