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.