NAME
kldconfig — display or modify the kernel module search path
SYNOPSIS
kldconfig
[−dfimnUv] [−S name]
[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 specified 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 name
Specify the sysctl name to use instead of the default kern.module_path.
−U
’’Unique-ify’’ the current search path - if any of the directories 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.
DIAGNOSTICS
The kldconfig utility exits with a status of 0 on success and with a nonzero status if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
kldload(2), kldload(8), sysctl(8)
HISTORY
The kldconfig utility first appeared in FreeBSD 4.4.
AUTHORS
Peter Pentchev <roam [AT] FreeBSD.org>
BSD June 15, 2001 BSD