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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd September 23, 1994
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.Dt GETBOOTFILE 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm getbootfile
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.Nd get kernel boot file name
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <paths.h>
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.Ft const char *
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.Fn getbootfile void
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn getbootfile
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function retrieves the full pathname of the file from which the
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current kernel was loaded, and returns a static pointer to the name.
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A read/write interface to this information is available via the
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.Xr sysctl 3
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MIB variable
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.Dq Li kern.bootfile .
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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If the call succeeds a string giving the pathname is returned. If it
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fails, a null pointer is returned and an error code is
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placed in the global location
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.Va errno .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr sysctl 3
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.Sh BUGS
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If the boot blocks have not been modified to pass this information into
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the kernel at boot time, the static string
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.Dq Pa /kernel
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is returned instead of the real boot file.
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn getbootfile
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function call appeared in
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.Fx 2.0 .
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