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From: "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>
Subject: Re: sysctl(8) enhancement: display sysctl MIB's 
References: <20010723004034.I882@ringworld.oblivion.bg> <20010723104201.855893E2F@bazooka.unixfreak.org> <20010723140620.A52175@ringworld.oblivion.bg> <20011031132247.B13366@straylight.oblivion.bg> 
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The value desiplayed is typically called the OID (object id).  The MIB
(Management Information Base) is the whole collection of all the objects,
enumerated with OID's.  You might want to update the documentation to
clarify this.

louie


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