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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 1.6 June 9, 1993 1

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