NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     kldconfig -- display or modify the kernel module search path

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     kldconfig [-dfimnUv] [-S name] [path ...]
     kldconfig -r

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The kldconfig utility displays or modifies the search path used by the
     kernel when loading modules using the kldload(8) utility or the
     kldload(2) syscall.

     The following options are available:

     -d      Remove the specified paths from the module search path.

     -f      Do not display a diagnostic message if a path specified for
	     adding is already present in the search path, or if a path specified
 for removing is not present in the search path.  This may be
	     useful in startup/shutdown scripts for adding a path to a file
	     system which is still not mounted, or in shutdown scripts for
	     unconditionally removing a path that may have been added during
	     startup.

     -i      Add the specified paths to the beginning of the search path, not
	     to the end.  This option can only be used when adding paths.

     -m      Instead of replacing the module search path with the set of paths
	     specified, ``merge'' in the new entries.

     -n      Do not actually change the module search path.

     -r      Display the current search path.  This option cannot be used if
	     any paths are also specified.

     -S name
	     Specify the sysctl name to use instead of the default
	     kern.module_path.

     -U      ``Unique-ify'' the current search path - if any of the directories
 is repeated one or more times, only the first occurrence
	     remains.  This option implies -m.

     -v      Verbose output: display the new module search path.  If the path
	     has been changed, and the -v flag is specified more than once,
	     the old path is displayed as well.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /boot/kernel, /boot/modules, /modules
	     The default module search path used by the kernel.

DIAGNOSTICS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The kldconfig utility exits with a status of 0 on success and with a
     nonzero status if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     kldload(2), kldload(8), sysctl(8)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The kldconfig utility first appeared in FreeBSD 4.4.

AUTHORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     Peter Pentchev <roam@FreeBSD.org>


FreeBSD 5.2.1			 June 15, 2001			 FreeBSD 5.2.1