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So far, I have only seen virtual files with a size of 0, for example the virtual file /proc/sys/kernel/hostname has a size of 0.



But do all virtual files have a size of 0, or are there some virtual files that the kernel shows the size of?










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    But do all virtual files have a size of 0, or are there some virtual files that the kernel shows the size of?










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      So far, I have only seen virtual files with a size of 0, for example the virtual file /proc/sys/kernel/hostname has a size of 0.



      But do all virtual files have a size of 0, or are there some virtual files that the kernel shows the size of?










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      But do all virtual files have a size of 0, or are there some virtual files that the kernel shows the size of?







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          The vast majority have no size, but there are a few exceptions, which you can see with



          find /proc -type f ! -empty -ls 2>/dev/null


          They are /proc/kcore and various PCI files.



          See /proc/config.gz is of 0 bytes and What happens when I run the command cat /proc/cpuinfo? for related information.






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            The vast majority have no size, but there are a few exceptions, which you can see with



            find /proc -type f ! -empty -ls 2>/dev/null


            They are /proc/kcore and various PCI files.



            See /proc/config.gz is of 0 bytes and What happens when I run the command cat /proc/cpuinfo? for related information.






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              The vast majority have no size, but there are a few exceptions, which you can see with



              find /proc -type f ! -empty -ls 2>/dev/null


              They are /proc/kcore and various PCI files.



              See /proc/config.gz is of 0 bytes and What happens when I run the command cat /proc/cpuinfo? for related information.






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                The vast majority have no size, but there are a few exceptions, which you can see with



                find /proc -type f ! -empty -ls 2>/dev/null


                They are /proc/kcore and various PCI files.



                See /proc/config.gz is of 0 bytes and What happens when I run the command cat /proc/cpuinfo? for related information.






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                The vast majority have no size, but there are a few exceptions, which you can see with



                find /proc -type f ! -empty -ls 2>/dev/null


                They are /proc/kcore and various PCI files.



                See /proc/config.gz is of 0 bytes and What happens when I run the command cat /proc/cpuinfo? for related information.







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