Documentation of sysctl's ?

[frijsdijk]

I've been looking around for documentation of FreeBSD's sysctl's, but can't really find any. Is there a complete list of all sysctl's somewhere, what they do - etc?

 

[SirDice]

As far as I know there isn't a simple list. Most of the sysctls are described in the man pages of the drivers that use them. You can also find a few (including explanation) in tuning(7) for example.

 

[francis]

Hi! SirDice You are right, there isn't a simple list, but there is interesting website; UNIX sysctl's (in most cases, there is a short descriptions).

Best regards!

 

[phoenix]

sysctl(8) shows the -d switch that gives a description of each sysctl. Doesn't explain what the sysctl is for, but it's a start.

 

[frijsdijk]

Thanks all. A bit of a dissapointment as most of FreeBSD is so well documented..

 

[anomie]

The best breakdown I've found of FreeBSD sysctl(8) MIBs is in the book Absolute FreeBSD, 2nd Edition, by Lucas. (Check your local library if you don't want to shell out cash.)

 

[frijsdijk]

Anomie: Great, was looking at that book already.