Bug 15012

Summary:	sysctl -d doesn't work as documented
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	adsharma <adsharma>
Component:	bin	Assignee:	freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Unspecified
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description adsharma 1999-11-21 02:30:01 UTC

# sysctl -d kern.ostype
sysctl: sysctl name -1 1024 2: No such file or directory

Fix: 

Looks like the 'descr' field is being ignored in the kernel.
Either it should not be ignored or the -d flags should be
deleted from the sysctl man page.
How-To-Repeat: # sysctl -d kern.ostype

Comment 1 Dag-Erling Smørgrav freebsd_committer

1999-11-22 08:42:26 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

Fixed in -CURRENT and -STABLE, thanks.