NAME
kvm_mkdb
—
create kernel database
SYNOPSIS
kvm_mkdb |
[-v ] [-o
directory] [file] |
DESCRIPTION
kvm_mkdb
creates a database in
/var/db containing information about the specified
file. If no file is specified, /bsd is used by
default. The file is named kvm_filename.db, where
filename is the name of the file read. Various library
routines consult this database. The only information currently stored is the
kernel namelist, which is used by the
kvm_nlist(3) function. However, in the future the database may contain
other static information about the current system.
The options are as follows:
-o
directory- Allows the specification of a directory other than /var/db for the database to be created in.
-v
- Yields slightly more verbose operation.
FILES
- /bsd
- /var/db/kvm_bsd.db
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
The kvm_mkdb
utility first appeared in
4.4BSD.