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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt index 98223a676940..a6aca8740883 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt @@ -1075,7 +1075,6 @@ Table 1-11: Files in /proc/tty drivers list of drivers and their usage ldiscs registered line disciplines driver/serial usage statistic and status of single tty lines - consoles registered system console lines .............................................................................. To see which tty's are currently in use, you can simply look into the file @@ -1094,37 +1093,6 @@ To see which tty's are currently in use, you can simply look into the file /dev/tty /dev/tty 5 0 system:/dev/tty unknown /dev/tty 4 1-63 console -To see which character device lines are currently used for the system console -/dev/console, you may simply look into the file /proc/tty/consoles: - - > cat /proc/tty/consoles - tty0 -WU (ECp) 4:7 - ttyS0 -W- (Ep) 4:64 - -The columns are: - - device name of the device - operations R = can do read operations - W = can do write operations - U = can do unblank - flags E = it is enabled - C = it is prefered console - B = it is primary boot console - p = it is used for printk buffer - b = it is not a TTY but a Braille device - a = it is safe to use when cpu is offline - * = it is standard input of the reading process - major:minor major and minor number of the device separated by a colon - -If the reading process holds /dev/console open at the regular standard input -stream the active device will be marked by an asterisk: - - > cat /proc/tty/consoles < /dev/console - tty0 -WU (ECp*) 4:7 - ttyS0 -W- (Ep) 4:64 - > tty - /dev/pts/3 - 1.8 Miscellaneous kernel statistics in /proc/stat ------------------------------------------------- |