3.3.1.1. /proc/self/

3.3.1.1. /proc/self/

3.3.1.1. `/proc/self/`

The /proc/self/ directory is a link to the currently running process. This allows a process to look at itself without having to know its process ID.

Within a shell environment, a listing of the /proc/self/ directory produces the same contents as listing the process directory for that process.

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