Andrew Shadura <bugzi...@tut.by> writes: > > On Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:52:16 -0800 > Christoph Egger <christ...@debian.org> wrote: > >> Andrew Shadura <bugzi...@tut.by> writes: >> > On Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:33:08 -0800 >> > Christoph Egger <christ...@debian.org> wrote: > >> >> > Also, on kfreebsd, are -q and -e valid options to sysctl (not >> >> > sure if it's implemented the same way or is it a BSD-specific >> >> > utility there)? > >> >> Both are supported[0], kFreeBSD has a additional -p option that is >> >> supported by a wrapper. >> > >> > Well, that page says things different from procps' sysctl's >> > manpage. Is sysctl a wrapper to provide usual command-line options, >> > when a real sysctl is somewhere under /lib or something? > >> Exactly, well for providing -p: > > So, what is better to do: to use the wrapper, or to > call /lib/freebsd/sysctl directly?
I'd go with the wrapper. Even if we would decide to drop the wrapper /sbin/sysctl should still be around while the /lib/freebsd/sysctl might go away. Christoph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87ehg0p8by....@mitoraj.siccegge.de