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.\" Copyright (c) 1993 Christopher G. Demetriou
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.\" $Id: modunload.8,v 1.7 1997/02/22 14:32:42 peter Exp $
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.Dd June 7, 1993
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.Dt MODUNLOAD 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm modunload
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.Nd unload a kernel module
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm modunload
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.Op Fl i Ar module_id
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.Op Fl n Ar module_name
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility unloads a loadable kernel module from a running system.
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The
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.Ar module_id
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or
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.Ar module_name
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is the ID or name of the module as shown by
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.Xr modstat 8 .
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.Pp
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One of the following options must be specified:
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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.It Fl i Ar module_id
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Unload the module with the ID
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.Ar module_id .
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.It Fl n Ar module_name
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Unload the module with the name
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.Ar module_name .
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.El
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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The
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.Nm
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utility exits with a status of 0 on success
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and with a nonzero status if an error occurs.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr lkm 4 ,
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.Xr modload 8 ,
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.Xr modstat 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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command was designed to be similar in functionality
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to the corresponding command in
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.Tn "SunOS 4.1.3" .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An Terrence R. Lambert Aq terry@cs.weber.edu
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