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

NAME
     kldunload - unload a file from the kernel

SYNOPSIS
     kldunload [-v] -i id
     kldunload [-v] [-n] name

DESCRIPTION
     The kldunload utility unloads a file which was previously loaded with
     kldload(8).

     The following options are available:

     -v        Be more verbose.

     -i id     Unload the file with this ID.

     -n name   Unload the file with this name.

     name      Unload the file with this name.

NOTES
     The kernel security level settings may prevent a module from being
     unloaded by giving EPERM.  Refer to security(7) for details.

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

SEE ALSO
     kldunload(2), security(7), kldload(8), kldstat(8)

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

AUTHORS
     Doug Rabson <dfr@FreeBSD.org>

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