Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:50:19 -0700 (PDT) From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@nitro.dk> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/38426: extra manpage .Xr to locate relevant sysctl information Message-ID: <200304301950.h3UJoJa8000626@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/38426; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@nitro.dk> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, pdp@nl.demon.net Cc: Subject: Re: docs/38426: extra manpage .Xr to locate relevant sysctl information Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 21:43:41 +0200 --tcC6YSqBgqqkz7Sb Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="L+ofChggJdETEG3Y" Content-Disposition: inline --L+ofChggJdETEG3Y Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello In the name of close a doc PR ... :-) The idea of the change is good IMHO but I would suggest a version with a a bit different wording/content. See attached patch. --=20 Simon L. Nielsen --L+ofChggJdETEG3Y Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="man-sysctl.patch" Index: sysctl.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8,v retrieving revision 1.47 diff -u -d -r1.47 sysctl.8 --- sysctl.8 6 Jul 2002 19:35:04 -0000 1.47 +++ sysctl.8 30 Apr 2003 19:42:47 -0000 @@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ and .Nm netstat . .Pp +Some of the variables which can not be modified during normal system +operation can be initialized by setting them as environment variables +from +.Xr loader 8 . +This can for example be done by setting the variable in +.Xr loader.conf 5 . +.Pp The string and integer information is summarized below. For a detailed description of these variable see .Xr sysctl 3 . @@ -275,7 +282,9 @@ option has been deprecated and is silently ignored. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr sysctl 3 , -.Xr sysctl.conf 5 +.Xr loader.conf 5 , +.Xr sysctl.conf 5 , +.Xr loader 8 .Sh BUGS The .Nm --L+ofChggJdETEG3Y-- --tcC6YSqBgqqkz7Sb Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+sCdt8kocFXgPTRwRAraOAJ9vlJXoJZYiu8XFjdLtHpl+GnzzbQCgn8th FWqAT6NStf3N2I4AcXkCIVM= =OXf7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --tcC6YSqBgqqkz7Sb--
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