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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8 | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8 b/usr.sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8 index 455dcac..e959ecd 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" From: @(#)sysctl.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93 -.\" $Id: sysctl.8,v 1.16 1998/07/29 08:30:37 joerg Exp $ +.\" $Id: sysctl.8,v 1.17 1998/09/29 02:01:06 jkoshy Exp $ .\" .Dd September 23, 1994 .Dt SYSCTL 8 @@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ .Nd get or set kernel state .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm sysctl -.Op Fl bn +.Op Fl bdn .Ar name ... .Nm sysctl .Op Fl bn .Fl w .Ar name=value ... .Nm sysctl -.Op Fl bn +.Op Fl bdn .Fl aAX .Sh DESCRIPTION The @@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ set psize=`sysctl -n hw.pagesize` Force the value of the variable(s) to be output in raw, binary format. No names are printed and no terminating newlines are output. This is mostly useful with a single variable. +.It Fl d +Display the description rather than the value of the requested +variable(s). .It Fl w Ar name=value ... Set the MIB .Ar name |