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+.\" Copyright (c) 1993 Christopher G. Demetriou
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
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+.\"
+.\" $Id: modunload.8,v 1.4 1995/10/26 21:44:11 torstenb Exp $
+.\"
+.Dd June 7, 1993
+.Dt MODUNLOAD 8
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm modunload
+.Nd unload a kernel module
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm modunload
+.Op Fl i Ar module_id
+.Op Fl n Ar module_name
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+utility unloads a loadable kernel module from a running system.
+The
+.Ar module_id
+or
+.Ar module_name
+is the ID or name of the module as shown by
+.Xr modstat 8 .
+.Pp
+One of the following options must be specified:
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It Fl i Ar module_id
+Unload the module with the ID
+.Ar module_id .
+.It Fl n Ar module_name
+Unload the module with the name
+.Ar module_name .
+.El
+.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
+The
+.Nm
+utility exits with a status of 0 on success
+and with a nonzero status if an error occurs.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr lkm 4 ,
+.Xr modload 8 ,
+.Xr modstat 8
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+command was designed to be similar in functionality
+to the corresponding command in
+.Tn "SunOS 4.1.3" .
+.Sh AUTHOR
+.Bl -tag
+Terrence R. Lambert, terry@cs.weber.edu
+.El
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