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NAME            mem  --  core memory



SYNOPSIS        --



DESCRIPTION     mem maps the core memory of the computer into a

                file.  It may be used, for example, to examine,

                and even to patch the system using the debugger.



                Mem is a byte-oriented file; its bytes are num-

                bered 0 to 65,535.



FILES           found in /dev



SEE ALSO        --



DIAGNOSTICS     --



BUGS            If a location not corresponding to implemented

                memory is read or written, the system will incur

                a bus-error trap and, in panic, will reboot it-

                self.



OWNER           ken, dmr