KLDFIND(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual KLDFIND(8)NAMEkldfind - find kernel modules by string
SYNOPSISkldfind [-qv] -c category ...
kldfind [-qv] -s string ...
kldfind-h
DESCRIPTION
To find kernel modules more easily, the script accept these arguments:
OPTIONS-h display a short help text
-c use to find kld by category
-s match strings for all kld's
-v increase verbose display, with short description and sumary for all
modules' directories
-q quiet; does not write anything to standard output, return 0 if any
match befound but strings for all kld's
EXAMPLES
All occurrents for acpi category using the default output (short)
kldfind-c acpi
/boot/kernel/acpi_asus.ko
/boot/kernel/acpi_fujitsu.ko
/boot/kernel/acpi_ibm.ko
/boot/kernel/acpi_panasonic.ko
/boot/kernel/acpi_sony.ko
/boot/kernel/acpi_toshiba.ko
/boot/kernel/acpi_video.ko
/boot/kernel/acpi_dock.ko
Now using verbose output:
kldfind-vc acpi
====> Search finished, 8 resultes for /boot/kernel
KLD Description
--------------
===> acpi_asus, --- Asus Laptop Extras
===> acpi_fujitsu, --- Fujitsu Laptop Extras
===> acpi_ibm, --- ACPI extras driver for IBM laptops
===> acpi_panasonic, --- ACPI hotkey driver for Panasonic laptops
===> acpi_sony, --- ACPI notebook controller driver for Sony laptops
===> acpi_toshiba, --- Toshiba HCI interface
===> acpi_video, --- ACPI Video Extensions driver
===> acpi_dock, --- No manual entry for acpi_dock
Parse all output by any matching string using the default output
(short)
kldfind-s es137x
/boot/kernel/snd_es137x.ko
Now, using verbose output:
kldfind-vs es137x
====> Search finished, 1 resultes for /boot/kernel
KLD Description
--------------
===> snd_es137x, --- Ensoniq AudioPCI ES137x bridge device drive
Is possible to use kldfind in your script without shell redirect, using quiet output
if kldfind-qs unknown;then echo YES;else echo NO;fi
NO
if kldfind-qs geom_gate;then echo YES;else echo NO;fi
YES
EXIT STATUSkldfind returns a zero exit status if it succeeds, a non-zero value
is returned in case of failure.
AUTHOR
Ricardo A. Reis <ricardo.areis@gmail.com>
SEE ALSOkldstat(8),kldload(8),kldconfig(8)9 November 2007 9 November 2007 KLDFIND(8)
