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authorchris <chris@FreeBSD.org>2000-04-22 18:19:54 +0000
committerchris <chris@FreeBSD.org>2000-04-22 18:19:54 +0000
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Update the `file' entry to reflect its nature as a symbolic link.
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@@ -86,9 +86,11 @@ The type of the executable referenced by the
.Pa file
entry.
.It Pa file
-A reference to the vnode from which the process text was read.
+A symbolic link to the file from which the process text was read.
This can be used to gain access to the process' symbol table,
or to start another copy of the process.
+If the file cannot be found, the link target is
+.Ql unknown .
.It Pa fpregs
The floating point registers as defined by
.Dv "struct fpregs"
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