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sysctl.8 (496B)
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1 .Dd February 2, 2015
2 .Dt SYSCTL 8
3 .Os ubase
4 .Sh NAME
5 .Nm sysctl
6 .Nd configure kernel parameters at runtime
7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
8 .Nm
9 .Op Fl p Ar file
10 .Ar variable Ns Oo Ar =value Oc Ns ...
11 .Sh DESCRIPTION
12 .Nm
13 modifies kernel parameters at runtime. The parameters available are those
14 listed under
15 .Pa /proc/sys/ .
16 Procfs is required for sysctl support in Linux. You can use
17 .Nm
18 to both read and write sysctl data.
19 .Sh OPTIONS
20 .Bl -tag -width Ds
21 .It Fl p
22 Load the sysctl key=value pairs from
23 .Ar file .
24 .El