.Dd February 2, 2015
.Dt SYSCTL 8
.Os ubase
.Sh NAME
.Nm sysctl
.Nd configure kernel parameters at runtime
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl p Ar file
.Ar variable Ns Oo Ar =value Oc Ns ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
modifies kernel parameters at runtime. The parameters available are those
listed under
.Pa /proc/sys/ .
Procfs is required for sysctl support in Linux. You can use
.Nm
to both read and write sysctl data.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl p
Load the sysctl key=value pairs from
.Ar file .
.El