mem(7) mem(7)
NAME
mem, kmem - core memory
DESCRIPTION
mem is a special file that is an image of the core memory of
the computer. You can use it, for example, to examine and
even patch the system.
Byte addresses in mem are interpreted as memory addresses.
References to non-existent locations return errors.
Examining and patching device registers is likely to lead to
unexpected results when there are read-only or write-only
bits.
The file kmem is the same as mem, except that it accesses
kernel virtual memory rather than physical memory.
FILES
/dev/mem
/dev/kmem
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