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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/sysrc/sysrc.8')
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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysrc/sysrc.8 b/usr.sbin/sysrc/sysrc.8 index e3b873f..ebe5651 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/sysrc/sysrc.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/sysrc/sysrc.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" Copyright (c) 2011-2013 Devin Teske +.\" Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Devin Teske .\" All rights reserved. .\" .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd Nov 20, 2013 +.Dd Jul 18, 2014 .Dt SYSRC 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -58,11 +58,14 @@ Dump a list of all non-default configuration variables. Dump a list of all configuration variables .Pq incl. defaults . .It Fl c -Check if the value will change when assigning a new value. +Check only. +For querying, return success if all requested variables are set +.Pq even if NULL , +otherwise return error status. +For assignments, return success if no changes are required, otherwise failure. If verbose .Pq see Dq Fl v -prints a message stating whether a change would occur. -Exits with success if no change is necessary, else returns error status. +prints a message stating whether variables are set and/or changes are required. .It Fl d Print a description of the given variable. .It Fl D @@ -108,14 +111,12 @@ Show only variable values, not their names. Show only variable names, not their values. .It Fl q Quiet. -Ignore previous occurrences of -.Fl v -flag. +Disable verbose and hide certain errors. .It Fl R Ar dir Operate within the root directory -.Pq Sq Ar dir +.Sq Ar dir rather than -.Pq Sq / . +.Sq / . .It Fl v Verbose. Print the pathname of the specific @@ -127,13 +128,13 @@ Print version information to stdout and exit. Remove variable(s) from specified file(s). .El .Pp -This utility works similar to +This utility has a similar syntax to .Xr sysctl 8 . It shares the `-e' and `-n' options .Pq detailed above and also has the same .Ql name[=value] -syntax for querying/setting configuration options. +syntax for making queries/assignments. .Pp However, while .Xr sysctl 8 @@ -304,5 +305,5 @@ utility first appeared in .An Devin Teske Aq dteske@FreeBSD.org .Sh THANKS TO Brandon Gooch, Garrett Cooper, Julian Elischer, Pawel Jakub Dawidek, -Cyrille Lefevre, Ross West, Stefan Esser, Marco Steinbach, and Jilles Tjoelker -for suggestions and help. +Cyrille Lefevre, Ross West, Stefan Esser, Marco Steinbach, Jilles Tjoelker, +Allan Jude, and Lars Engels for suggestions, help, and testing. |
