proc_cgroups(5)

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version 6.20 · 10 versions
, in arch rolling, nixpkgs unstable

💖 proc_cgroups(5) — bestie's guide to /proc/cgroups 💖

okay so this is a lil page from the File Formats Manual section, and honestly? it's giving short and iconic. no notes. let's get into it 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

/proc/cgroups — control groups

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

  • /proc/cgroups (this has been a thing since Linux 2.6.24, fr fr — that's a while back 👑)

hmm so bestie, this one's a lil redirect situation. the actual tea lives elsewhere — go look at cgroups(7) 💅. that's where the real explanation is, this page is basically just the doorway.

not me being a whole manpage and only having one line of lore 😭 but that's literally it. the page says see cgroups(7). periodt.

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

  • proc(5) — the main /proc lore dump, go check it out ⭐

and that's the whole vibe!! 😌💜 this page came to you from Linux man-pages 6.20, dated 2026-02-08 — so if you're reading this, hi from the future bestie, hope your cgroups are behaving 🌈✨

📦 where this page comes from
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  • nixpkgs unstable: man-pages 6.20
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