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KLDLOAD(8)             DragonFly System Manager's Manual            KLDLOAD(8)

NAME
     kldload -- load a file into the kernel

SYNOPSIS
     kldload [-nv] file ...

DESCRIPTION
     The kldload utility loads file.ko into the kernel using the kernel
     linker.  Note that if multiple modules are specified then an attempt will
     be made to load them all, even if some fail.  List of search directories
     is provided by kern.module_path variable.

     The following options are available:

     -n      Do not try to load module if already loaded.

     -v      Be more verbose.

FILES
     /boot/kernel         directory containing loadable modules.  Modules must
                          have an extension of .ko.
     /boot/modules.local  directory for local loadable kernel modules and
                          wrapped external firmware images; see firmware(9)

EXIT STATUS
     The kldload utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

AUTOMATICALLY LOADING MODULES
     Some modules (ipfw, etc.) may be automatically loaded at boot time by
     having their operation enabled in rc.conf(5).  Modules may also be auto-
     loaded through their addition to loader.conf(5).

SEE ALSO
     kldload(2), loader.conf(5), rc.conf(5), kldstat(8), kldunload(8)

HISTORY
     The kldload utility first appeared in FreeBSD 3.0, replacing the lkm(4)
     interface.

AUTHORS
     Doug Rabson <dfr@FreeBSD.org>

DragonFly 4.9                  October 27, 2017                  DragonFly 4.9