.\" Copyright (c) 2013-2026 Devin Teske <dteske@FreeBSD.org>
.\" Copyright (c) 2021-2026 Faraz Vahedi <kfv@FreeBSD.org>
.\"
.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
.\"
.Dd August 2, 2026
.Dt SYSCONF-GENERIC 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm "sysconf generic"
.Nd configure a file of no built-in format
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm sysconf
.Cm generic
.Fl f Ar file
.Op Fl ceinNqvx
.Op Fl j Ar jail | Fl R Ar dir
.Ar name Ns Op Ns Oo +|- Oc Ns = Ns Ar value
.Ar ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Cm generic
target of
.Xr sysconf 8
exists for files matching no known format
.Pq quote values only when required to round-trip .
Having no default files of its own,
it always requires
.Fl f .
The format is never inferred from the path;
see
.Xr sysconf-targets 8 .
Shared options are in
.Xr sysconf 8 .
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Dl sysconf generic -f /usr/local/etc/myapp.conf loglevel=debug
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr bsdconf_format 3 ,
.Xr sysconf 8 ,
.Xr sysconf-targets 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm sysconf
utility first appeared in
.Fx 16.0 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Devin Teske Aq Mt dteske@FreeBSD.org
.An Faraz Vahedi Aq Mt kfv@FreeBSD.org