KVM_MKDB(8) - System Manager's Manual
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. ...