kldconfig(8)
NAME
kldconfig - display or modify the kernel module search path
SYNOPSIS
kldconfig [-dfimnUv] [-S sysctlname] [path ...]
kldconfig -r
DESCRIPTION
- 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 speci
- fied 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 sysctlname
- Specify the sysctl name to use instead of the de
- fault
kern.module_path. - -U ``Unique-ify'' the current search path - if any of
- the directo
- ries 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
- /boot/kernel, /boot/modules, /modules
- The default module search path used by the kernel.
EXIT STATUS SEE ALSO
kldload(2), kldload(8), sysctl(8)
HISTORY
The kldconfig utility first appeared in FreeBSD 4.4.
AUTHORS
- Peter Pentchev <roam@FreeBSD.org>
- BSD June 15, 2001