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.Dd 
.Dt KVM_MKDB 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm kvm_mkdb
.Nd create kernel database
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm kvm_mkdb
.Op file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Kvm_mkdb
creates a database in
.Pa /var/db
containing information about the specified file.
If no file is specified,
.Pa /vmunix
is used by default.
The file is named ``kvm_filename.db'', where ``filename'' is the
name of the file read.
Various library routines consult this database.
The only information currently stored is the kernel namelist, which is
used by the
.Xr kvm_nlist 3
function, however, in the future the database may contain other static
information about the current system.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /var/db/kvm_vmunix.db -compact
.It Pa /vmunix
.It Pa /var/db/kvm_vmunix.db
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr kvm_nlist 3
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm kvm_mkdb
utility first appeared in 4.4BSD.