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| 31.Dd June 30, 2022 | 31.Dd December 24, 2022 |
| 32.Dt SYSCTL 8 33.Os 34.Sh NAME 35.Nm sysctl 36.Nd get or set kernel state 37.Sh SYNOPSIS 38.Nm | 32.Dt SYSCTL 8 33.Os 34.Sh NAME 35.Nm sysctl 36.Nd get or set kernel state 37.Sh SYNOPSIS 38.Nm |
| 39.Op Fl bdehiNnoTtqWx | 39.Op Fl bdeFhilNnoTtqWx |
| 40.Op Fl B Ar bufsize 41.Op Fl f Ar filename 42.Ar name Ns Op = Ns Ar value Ns Op , Ns Ar value 43.Ar ... 44.Nm | 40.Op Fl B Ar bufsize 41.Op Fl f Ar filename 42.Ar name Ns Op = Ns Ar value Ns Op , Ns Ar value 43.Ar ... 44.Nm |
| 45.Op Fl bdehNnoTtqWx | 45.Op Fl bdeFhlNnoTtqWx |
| 46.Op Fl B Ar bufsize 47.Fl a 48.Sh DESCRIPTION 49The 50.Nm 51utility retrieves kernel state and allows processes with appropriate 52privilege to set kernel state. 53The state to be retrieved or set is described using a --- 41 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 95or 96.Fl n 97is specified, or a variable is being set. 98.It Fl f Ar filename 99Specify a file which contains a pair of name and value in each line. 100.Nm 101reads and processes the specified file first and then processes the name 102and value pairs in the command line argument. | 46.Op Fl B Ar bufsize 47.Fl a 48.Sh DESCRIPTION 49The 50.Nm 51utility retrieves kernel state and allows processes with appropriate 52privilege to set kernel state. 53The state to be retrieved or set is described using a --- 41 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 95or 96.Fl n 97is specified, or a variable is being set. 98.It Fl f Ar filename 99Specify a file which contains a pair of name and value in each line. 100.Nm 101reads and processes the specified file first and then processes the name 102and value pairs in the command line argument. |
| 103.It Fl F 104Print the format of the variable. 105This is additional information to describe the type of the variable and 106most useful with struct types such as clockinfo, timeval, and loadavg. |
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| 103.It Fl h 104Format output for human, rather than machine, readability. 105.It Fl i 106Ignore unknown OIDs. 107The purpose is to make use of 108.Nm 109for collecting data from a variety of machines (not all of which 110are necessarily running exactly the same software) easier. | 107.It Fl h 108Format output for human, rather than machine, readability. 109.It Fl i 110Ignore unknown OIDs. 111The purpose is to make use of 112.Nm 113for collecting data from a variety of machines (not all of which 114are necessarily running exactly the same software) easier. |
| 115.It Fl l 116Show the length of variables along with their values. 117This option cannot be combined with the 118.Fl N 119option. |
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| 111.It Fl N 112Show only variable names, not their values. 113This is particularly useful with shells that offer programmable 114completion. 115To enable completion of variable names in 116.Xr zsh 1 Pq Pa ports/shells/zsh , 117use the following code: 118.Bd -literal -offset indent --- 215 unchanged lines hidden --- | 120.It Fl N 121Show only variable names, not their values. 122This is particularly useful with shells that offer programmable 123completion. 124To enable completion of variable names in 125.Xr zsh 1 Pq Pa ports/shells/zsh , 126use the following code: 127.Bd -literal -offset indent --- 215 unchanged lines hidden --- |