Re: procfs problems

Andrew E. Mileski (aem@netcom.ca)
Wed, 16 Apr 1997 19:18:55 -0400 (EDT)


> > <tag> ":" <arbitrary whitespace> <value>
>
> Tagged fields make alot of sense because a parsing program can easily
> recognize the fields it needs and ignore the rest completely. The
> syntax you suggest is probably best, especially since many files

This syntax seems to eliminate the possibility of tables.

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