sysctl.8 (496B)
- .Dd February 2, 2015
- .Dt SYSCTL 8
- .Os ubase
- .Sh NAME
- .Nm sysctl
- .Nd configure kernel parameters at runtime
- .Sh SYNOPSIS
- .Nm
- .Op Fl p Ar file
- .Ar variable Ns Oo Ar =value Oc Ns ...
- .Sh DESCRIPTION
- .Nm
- modifies kernel parameters at runtime. The parameters available are those
- listed under
- .Pa /proc/sys/ .
- Procfs is required for sysctl support in Linux. You can use
- .Nm
- to both read and write sysctl data.
- .Sh OPTIONS
- .Bl -tag -width Ds
- .It Fl p
- Load the sysctl key=value pairs from
- .Ar file .
- .El