1.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1991, 1993 2.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 3.\" 4.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 5.\" 6.\" @(#)kvm_mkdb.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 06/09/93 7.\" 8.Dd 9.Dt KVM_MKDB 8 10.Os 11.Sh NAME 12.Nm kvm_mkdb 13.Nd create kernel database 14.Sh SYNOPSIS 15.Nm kvm_mkdb 16.Op file 17.Sh DESCRIPTION 18.Nm Kvm_mkdb 19creates a database in 20.Pa /var/db 21containing information about the specified file. 22If no file is specified, 23.Pa /vmunix 24is used by default. 25The file is named ``kvm_filename.db'', where ``filename'' is the 26name of the file read. 27Various library routines consult this database. 28The only information currently stored is the kernel namelist, which is 29used by the 30.Xr kvm_nlist 3 31function, however, in the future the database may contain other static 32information about the current system. 33.Sh FILES 34.Bl -tag -width /var/db/kvm_vmunix.db -compact 35.It Pa /vmunix 36.It Pa /var/db/kvm_vmunix.db 37.El 38.Sh SEE ALSO 39.Xr kvm_nlist 3 40.Sh HISTORY 41The 42.Nm kvm_mkdb 43utility first appeared in 4.4BSD. 44