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