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35.Dd September 23, 1994
36.Dt SYSCTL 8
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm sysctl
40.Nd get or set kernel state
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Nm sysctl
34.\"
35.Dd September 23, 1994
36.Dt SYSCTL 8
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm sysctl
40.Nd get or set kernel state
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Nm sysctl
43.Op Fl bn
43.Op Fl bdn
44.Ar name ...
45.Nm sysctl
46.Op Fl bn
47.Fl w
48.Ar name=value ...
49.Nm sysctl
44.Ar name ...
45.Nm sysctl
46.Op Fl bn
47.Fl w
48.Ar name=value ...
49.Nm sysctl
50.Op Fl bn
50.Op Fl bdn
51.Fl aAX
52.Sh DESCRIPTION
53The
54.Nm
55utility retrieves kernel state and allows processes with
56appropriate privilege to set kernel state.
57The state to be retrieved or set is described using a
58``Management Information Base'' (``MIB'') style name,

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80For example, to save the pagesize in variable psize, use:
81.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
82set psize=`sysctl -n hw.pagesize`
83.Ed
84.It Fl b
85Force the value of the variable(s) to be output in raw, binary
86format. No names are printed and no terminating newlines are output.
87This is mostly useful with a single variable.
51.Fl aAX
52.Sh DESCRIPTION
53The
54.Nm
55utility retrieves kernel state and allows processes with
56appropriate privilege to set kernel state.
57The state to be retrieved or set is described using a
58``Management Information Base'' (``MIB'') style name,

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80For example, to save the pagesize in variable psize, use:
81.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
82set psize=`sysctl -n hw.pagesize`
83.Ed
84.It Fl b
85Force the value of the variable(s) to be output in raw, binary
86format. No names are printed and no terminating newlines are output.
87This is mostly useful with a single variable.
88.It Fl d
89Display the description rather than the value of the requested
90variable(s).
88.It Fl w Ar name=value ...
89Set the MIB
90.Ar name
91to the new
92.Ar value .
93If just a MIB style
94.Ar name
95is given,

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91.It Fl w Ar name=value ...
92Set the MIB
93.Ar name
94to the new
95.Ar value .
96If just a MIB style
97.Ar name
98is given,

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