---
name: "proc_cgroups"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/proc_cgroups"
---

# proc\_cgroups(5)

control groups

## NAME

/proc/cgroups - control groups

## DESCRIPTION

- */proc/cgroups* (since Linux 2.6.24)

  See [**cgroups**(7)](/man/cgroups/7.md).

## SEE ALSO

[**proc**(5)](/man/proc/5.md)