NAME
modunload
—
unload a kernel module
SYNOPSIS
modunload |
name ... |
DESCRIPTION
Themodunload
utility unloads a loadable kernel module
from a running system.
name is name of the module to be unloaded, as shown by modstat(8).
Builtin modules will not be unloaded from memory, but they will be disabled. They can be re-enabled using modload(8).
DIAGNOSTICS
The modunload
utility exits with a status
of 0 on success and with a nonzero status if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
A modunload
utility appeared in
NetBSD 5.0. The modunload
command was designed to be similar in functionality to the corresponding
command in SunOS 4.1.3.
AUTHORS
Andrew Doran <ad@NetBSD.org>.