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26.\" $FreeBSD$
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28.Dd February 27, 2006
29.Dt KLDUNLOAD 8
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm kldunload
33.Nd unload a file from the kernel
34.Sh SYNOPSIS
35.Nm
36.Op Fl fv
37.Fl i Ar id ...
38.Nm
39.Op Fl fv
40.Op Fl n
41.Ar name ...
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43The
44.Nm
45utility unloads a file which was previously loaded with
46.Xr kldload 8 .
47.Pp
48The following options are available:
49.Bl -tag -width ".Fl n Ar name"
50.It Fl f
51Force the unload.
52This ignores error returns to
53.Dv MOD_QUIESCE
54from the module and implies
55that the module should be unloaded even if it is currently in use.
56The users are left to cope as best they can.
57.It Fl v
58Be more verbose.
59.It Fl i Ar id
60Unload the file with this ID.
61.It Fl n Ar name
62Unload the file with this name.
63.It Ar name
64Unload the file with this name.
65.El
66.Sh EXIT STATUS
67.Ex -std
68.Sh SEE ALSO
69.Xr kldunload 2 ,
70.Xr kldload 8 ,
71.Xr kldstat 8
72.Sh HISTORY
73The
74.Nm
75utility first appeared in
76.Fx 3.0 ,
77replacing the
78.Nm lkm
79interface.
80.Sh AUTHORS
81.An Doug Rabson Aq dfr@FreeBSD.org
82