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28.Dd April 25, 1997
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 f
37.Op Fl v
38.Fl i Ar id
39.Nm
40.Op Fl f
41.Op Fl v
42.Op Fl n
43.Ar name
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45The
46.Nm
47utility unloads a file which was previously loaded with
48.Xr kldload 8 .
49.Pp
50The following options are available:
51.Bl -tag -width indentXX
52.It Fl f
53Force the unload.
54This ignores error returns to MOD_QUISCE from 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 DIAGNOSTICS
67The
68.Nm
69utility exits with a status of 0 on success
70and with a nonzero status if an error occurs.
71.Sh SEE ALSO
72.Xr kldunload 2 ,
73.Xr kldload 8 ,
74.Xr kldstat 8
75.Sh HISTORY
76The
77.Nm
78utility first appeared in
79.Fx 3.0 ,
80replacing the
81.Xr lkm 4
82interface.
83.Sh AUTHORS
84.An Doug Rabson Aq dfr@FreeBSD.org
85