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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: doc@freebsd.org, gpalmer@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: sysctl parameters
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>You know, it would be good if someone (or a group) could document what
>all the different sysctl parameters do. I'm particularly mystified by
>what some of the net.* parameters do and would love an explanation
>which doesn't involve trying to unravel several hundred K of source
>code.

Aren't they documented in sysctl.3 and/or sysctl.8?  These man pages
are a bit out of date but still much better than ioctl.2.

Bruce