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Date:      Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:26:33 +0200
From:      Volker Kindermann <ml@ps102.de>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: sysctl.conf (formerly packet forwarding)
Message-ID:  <20051028122633.44d400b5@ariel.office.volker.de>
In-Reply-To: <20051028101804.72693.qmail@web30315.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References:  <20051027144353.GA5142@dan.emsphone.com> <20051028101804.72693.qmail@web30315.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

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Hi Yance,


> Any clue as to where I can see those "over five
> hundred system variables"? ... just being curious ...

some are in the manpage of sysctl. There is also this hint:

"More variables than these exist, and the best and likely only place to
search for their deeper meaning is undoubtedly the source where they
are defined.


> Also, is this sysctl.conf a unique feature of FreeBSD
> or a feature of nay *NIX O/S?

At least OpenBSD and Linux have this feature, too.


 -volker



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