From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 30 12:50:21 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17F4137B401 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:50:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 944A743F93 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:50:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h3UJoKUp000641 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:50:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h3UJoJa8000626; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:50:19 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:50:19 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200304301950.h3UJoJa8000626@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: "Simon L. Nielsen" Subject: Re: docs/38426: extra manpage .Xr to locate relevant sysctl information X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Simon L. Nielsen" List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 19:50:21 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/38426; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Simon L. Nielsen" 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--