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Old 07-03-2008
How to read freebsd kernel source?
I got the freebsd kernel source from the first install CD(in directory:\7.0-RELEASE\src\),isn't right? if so,how can i read it? Is there any tools?
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Old 07-06-2008
You can find the source code in /usr/src/sys directory. If there isn't such a directory on your system you can install it with sysinstall.
Run sysinstall as root, choose Configure, then Distributions, then src, then base and sys.

Regards
Last edited by Franklin52; 07-06-2008 at 09:40 AM..
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Old 07-08-2008
And after you install the source code as suggested by Franklin52, you need an editor (like vi or emacs) to read the source code.
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Old 07-14-2008
cat file.c | less

works fine also.
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Old 07-15-2008
cat'ting a file into a pipe is almost never necessary and creates an extra unnecessary process. cat should only be used to concatenate files.

Instead do:

less file

or

less < file
 
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