KVM_MKDB(8) | System Manager's Manual | KVM_MKDB(8)

# NAME

`kvm_mkdb` — create kernel database

# SYNOPSIS

`kvm_mkdb` | [`-v`] [`-o` directory] [file]

# DESCRIPTION

`kvm_mkdb` creates a database in /var/db containing information about the specified file. If no file is specified, /bsd 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 kvm_nlist(3) function. However, in the future the database may contain other static information about the current system.

The options are as follows:

`-o` directory
  Allows the specification of a directory other than /var/db for the database to be created in.
`-v`
  Yields slightly more verbose operation.

# FILES

/bsd
/var/db/kvm_bsd.db

# SEE ALSO

kvm_nlist(3)

# HISTORY

The `kvm_mkdb` utility first appeared in 4.3BSD-Reno.

July 30, 2022 | Debian