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37 .Nd create kernel database
46 containing information about the specified file.
47 If no file is specified,
50 The database will only be recreated if its contents
51 do not already describe the running kernel.
53 The options are as follows:
54 .Bl -tag -width indent
56 Put the output databases in the named file.
59 Various library routines consult this database.
60 The only information currently stored is the kernel namelist, which is
63 function. In the future, the database may contain other static
64 information about the current system.
66 .Bl -tag -width /var/db/kvm.db -compact
75 utility first appeared in
78 The database is not updated when kernel modules are loaded.