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35 .Nd in-kernel device configuration manager
40 is the in-kernel device configuration manager.
41 It is used to alter the kernel autoconfiguration framework at runtime.
43 is activated from the boot loader by passing the
47 The general command syntax is:
48 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
49 .Ic command Op Ar option
55 functionality; if a number of lines in a command's output exceeds the
56 number defined in the lines variable, then
60 and waits for a response, which may be one of:
61 .Bl -tag -offset indent -width "\*[Lt]return\*[Gt]"
62 .It \*[Lt]return\*[Gt]
67 abort the current command, and return to the command input mode.
71 supports the following commands:
74 Specify the number of lines before more.
75 .It Ic base Ar 8 | 10 | 16
76 Base for displaying large numbers.
77 .It Ic change Ar devno | dev
79 .It Ic disable Ar devno | dev
81 .It Ic enable Ar devno | dev
86 .It Ic find Ar devno | dev
91 List current configuration.
101 framework first appeared in
103 and was then integrated into
108 framework was written by
110 .Aq moj@stacken.kth.se .