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Index: head/sbin/kldstat/kldstat.8
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--- head/sbin/kldstat/kldstat.8
+++ head/sbin/kldstat/kldstat.8
@@ -63,12 +63,84 @@
.It Fl n Ar filename
Display the status of only the file with this filename.
.It Fl q
-Only check if module is loaded or compiled into the kernel.
+Only check if file is loaded or compiled into the kernel.
.It Fl m Ar modname
Display the status of only the module with this modname.
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+Show files dynamically linked into the kernel.
+Note the kernel itself is shown in the list.
+.Em Refs
+shows the number of modules referenced by each file:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ kldstat
+Id Refs Address Size Name
+ 1 38 0xffffffff80200000 2448f20 kernel
+ 2 3 0xffffffff82649000 b7bd8 linux.ko
+ 3 5 0xffffffff82701000 9698 linux_common.ko
+ 4 1 0xffffffff82b11000 1eae linsysfs.ko
+ 5 1 0xffffffff82b13000 f2af8 nvidia-modeset.ko
+ 6 1 0xffffffff82c06000 122b020 nvidia.ko
+ 7 1 0xffffffff83e32000 2668 intpm.ko
+ 8 1 0xffffffff83e35000 b50 smbus.ko
+ 9 1 0xffffffff83e36000 18a0 uhid.ko
+10 1 0xffffffff83e38000 2928 ums.ko
+11 1 0xffffffff83e3b000 1aa0 wmt.ko
+12 1 0xffffffff83e3d000 cd70 snd_uaudio.ko
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Show the verbose status of the
+.Em linux
+file and show the size in a human readable fashion:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ kldstat -h -v -n linux
+Id Refs Address Size Name
+ 2 3 0xffffffff82649000 735K linux.ko (/boot/kernel/linux.ko)
+ Contains modules:
+ Id Name
+ 2 linuxelf
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Same as above using the
+.Em id
+of the file:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ kldstat -h -i 2 -v
+Id Refs Address Size Name
+ 2 3 0xffffffff82649000 735K linux.ko (/boot/kernel/linux.ko)
+ Contains modules:
+ Id Name
+ 2 linuxelf
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Show the status of the
+.Em linuxelf
+module obtained from the example above:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ kldstat -v -m linuxelf
+Id Refs Name
+ 2 1 linuxelf
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Show the module specific data for the
+.Em g_raid
+module:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ kldstat -d -m g_raid
+Id Refs Name data..(int, uint, ulong)
+366 1 g_raid (0, 0, 0x0)
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Check if the module
+.Em fakefile
+is linked.
+Returns 0 if it is, 1 otherwise:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+$ kldstat -q -n fakefile || echo file not linked
+file not linked
+.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr kldstat 2 ,
.Xr kldload 8 ,
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