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26.\" $Id: kmodunload.8,v 1.2 2002/04/15 20:28:33 lindak Exp $
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28.Dd April 8, 1999
29.Dt KMODUNLOAD 8
30.Os FreeBSD
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm kmodunload
33.Nd stops and unloads a kernel module
34.Sh SYNOPSIS
35.Nm kmodunload
36.Op Fl v
37.Fl i Ar id
38.Nm kmodunload
39.Op Fl v
40.Fl n Ar name
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42.Nm kmodunload
43is deprecated; use
44.Xr kextunload 8 ,
45instead.
46.Pp
47The
48.Nm kmodunload
49utility stops and unloads a kernel module which was previously loaded with
50.Xr kmodload 8 .
51.Pp
52The following options are available:
53.Bl -tag -width indentXX
54.\" ==========
55.It Fl i Ar id
56Unload the kernel module with this ID.
57.\" ==========
58.It Fl n Ar name
59Unload the kernel module with this name.
60.\" ==========
61.It Fl v
62Be more verbose.
63.El
64.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
65The
66.Nm kmodunload
67utility exits with a status of 0 on success
68and with a nonzero status if an error occurs.
69.Sh SEE ALSO
70.Xr kmodload 8 ,
71.Xr kmodstat 8 ,
72.Xr kmodsyms 8
73.Sh HISTORY
74The
75.Nm kmodunload
76command is based on the command kldunload, written by
77.An Doug Rabson Aq dfr@FreeBSD.org