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diff --git a/libnetdata/procfile/README.md b/libnetdata/procfile/README.md index 7487e6c63..3eeb1e205 100644 --- a/libnetdata/procfile/README.md +++ b/libnetdata/procfile/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +<!-- +title: "PROCFILE" +custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/libnetdata/procfile/README.md +--> + # PROCFILE procfile is a library for reading text data files (i.e `/proc` files) in the fastest possible way. @@ -23,9 +28,9 @@ For each iteration, the caller: - calls `procfile_readall()` to read updated contents. This call also rewinds (`lseek()` to 0) before reading it. - For every file, a [BUFFER](../buffer/) is used that is automatically adjusted to fit - the entire file contents of the file. So the file is read with a single `read()` call - (providing atomicity / consistency when the data are read from the kernel). + For every file, a [BUFFER](/libnetdata/buffer/README.md) is used that is automatically adjusted to fit the entire + file contents of the file. So the file is read with a single `read()` call (providing atomicity / consistency when + the data are read from the kernel). Once the data are read, 2 arrays of pointers are updated: |