the /dev directory indeed just lists a list of names wich are linked to device driver files through the inode table
so in fact you're grep-in the output of the /dev, if this contains some control chars it might hang your grep command, you should* be able to kill this from another console greetings, joris -----Original Message----- From: David B. Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 2:01 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: grep and memory problems with kernel 2.4.1 To quote Thomas Braun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # i do cd / # # grep -r hallo * # # und then cames a memory enhausted and the network is down. Well, since you're specifying -r, it's going recursively through subdirectories ... I don't know for sure, but maybe it's running into some problems with some of the devices in /dev? :) Remember, most of them are just like files, you can 'grep' them all you want, even if it's not always a good idea ;) I doubt this would be specific to 2.4.1, though. Have you tried it in 2.2.x? Do you get the same errors(or similar ones) there? David Barclay Harris, Clan Barclay Aut agere, aut mori. (Either action, or death.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
