Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 16:15:35 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com> To: Jason Stewart <jstewart@rtl.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sysctl Variables Message-ID: <3B1E8F67.6EE798B7@iowna.com> References: <5.0.2.1.0.20010606155808.00a861f8@63.94.12.188>
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Jason Stewart wrote: > > Hello, > I was browsing the FreeBSD Website and I could not find a good reference > on which sysctl variables do what. Does such a reference exist? Is there a > place where I could find more info on what certain variables do? I'm not > interested in any area in particular, but I'm the type of person who likes > to look around and see what controls what, etc. Best reference I've seen so far is the source code. The sysctl man page tells you what headers to look in for what information, and these headers generally have a short description of what each sysctl variable does. Even if you're not familiar with C code, it's pretty easy to read (once you find the definition for a sysctl variable ) I generally grep the source for the sysctl I'm looking for, and then the file that defines it will contain a description. -Bill To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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