KVM_MKDB(8) - System Manager’s Manual #
KVM_MKDB(8) - System Manager’s Manual
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 4.3BSD-Reno.
OpenBSD 7.5 - July 30, 2022