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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/man/sysctl.8 b/man/sysctl.8 index 6c5bd3c..bcf06e4 100644 --- a/man/sysctl.8 +++ b/man/sysctl.8 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ .\" but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of .\" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the .\" GNU General Public License for more details." -.TH SYSCTL "8" "2021-03-29" "procps-ng" "System Administration" +.TH SYSCTL "8" "2023-01-16" "procps-ng" "System Administration" .SH NAME sysctl \- configure kernel parameters at runtime .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ sysctl \- configure kernel parameters at runtime .SH DESCRIPTION .B sysctl is used to modify kernel parameters at runtime. The parameters available -are those listed under /proc/sys/. Procfs is required for +are those listed under \fI/proc/sys/\fR. Procfs is required for .B sysctl support in Linux. You can use .B sysctl @@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ Use this option to not display the values set to stdout. Use this option when all arguments prescribe a key to be set. .TP \fB\-p\fR[\fIFILE\fR], \fB\-\-load\fR[=\fIFILE\fR] -Load in sysctl settings from the file specified or /etc/sysctl.conf if none -given. Specifying \- as filename means reading data from standard input. -Using this option will mean arguments to +Load in \fBsysctl\fR settings from the file specified or \fI/etc/sysctl.conf\fR +if none given. Specifying \- as filename means reading data from standard +input. Using this option will mean arguments to .B sysctl are files, which are read in the order they are specified. The file argument may be specified as regular expression. @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ are deprecated. The .B sysctl command does not allow changing values of these parameters. Users who insist to use deprecated kernel interfaces should push values -to /proc file system by other means. For example: +to \fB/proc\fR file system by other means. For example: .PP echo 256 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/neigh/eth0/base_reachable_time .SH FILES |