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Dd April 11, 2010
Dt MOUNT_SYSCTLFS 8
Os
Sh NAME
Nm mount_sysctlfs
Nd mount sysctl namespace as a directory hierarchy
Sh SYNOPSIS
Nm
Op Fl r
Op Fl o Ar mntopts
Ar sysctlfs
Ar mount_point
Sh DESCRIPTION
The
Nm
program provides the
Xr sysctl 8
hierarchy through the file system namespace.
It is possible to browse the tree, query node values and modify them.
By default, the node contents are interpreted as ASCII.
If the
Fl r
flag is given, the server uses raw mode and displays node contents as
they are received from the kernel (binary).
Sh SEE ALSO
Xr puffs 3 ,
Xr puffs 4 ,
Xr mount 8 ,
Xr sysctl 8
Sh HISTORY
The
Nm
utility first appeared in
Nx 5.0 .
Sh CAVEATS
Raw mode
Op Fl r
does not currently support node modification.