sysdef(1M)                                                sysdef(1M)


       NAME
             sysdef - output system definition

       SYNOPSIS
             /usr/sbin/sysdef [-n namelist]
             /usr/sbin/sysdef -i

       DESCRIPTION
             sysdef analyzes the default bootable kernel and extracts
             configuration information. The output from sysdef includes
             hardware and software specifications used when the operating
             system was built. The configuration information may include
             hardware configuration as well as software devices and tunable
             parameters.  The format of the configuration information
             displayed is implementation defined.

             The default system namelist is /stand/unix.

             Valid options and parameters are:

             -n namelist
                    Specifies a namelist other than the default
                    (/stand/unix).  The namelist specified must be a valid
                    bootable operating system

             -i     Allows you read the configuration information from the
                    kernel that is currently in memory (that is, from
                    /dev/kmem) rather than from a file.

          Files
             /stand/unix default operating system file (file that contains
                         the system namelist)

          Return Values
             internal name list overflow
                   If the master table contains more than an internally
                   specified number of entries for use by nlist(3E).

       REFERENCES
             Master(4), nlist(3E)








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