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KVM_MKDB(8)             NetBSD System Manager's Manual             KVM_MKDB(8)


NAME

     kvm_mkdb - create kernel database


SYNOPSIS

     kvm_mkdb [-o database] [file]


DESCRIPTION

     kvm_mkdb creates a database, /var/db/kvm.db, containing information about
     the specified file.  If no file is specified, /netbsd is used by default.
     The database will only be recreated if its contents do not already de-
     scribe the running kernel.

     The options are as follows:

     -o database
             Put the output databases in the named file.

     Various library routines consult this database.  The only information
     currently stored is the kernel namelist, which is used by the
     kvm_nlist(3) function.  In the future, the database may contain other
     static information about the current system.


FILES

     /netbsd
     /var/db/kvm.db


SEE ALSO

     kvm_nlist(3)


HISTORY

     The kvm_mkdb utility first appeared in 4.4BSD.

NetBSD 1.5                       June 9, 1993                                1