NAME
modunload —
unload a kernel
module
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
The
modunload utility unloads a loadable kernel module from a
running system.
name is name of the module to be unloaded, as shown by
modstat(8).
Builtin modules will not be unloaded from memory, but they will be disabled.
They can be re-enabled using
modload(8).
DIAGNOSTICS
The
modunload utility exits with a status of 0 on success and
with a nonzero status if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
modctl(2),
module(7),
modload(8),
modstat(8)
HISTORY
A
modunload utility appeared in
NetBSD
5.0. The
modunload command was designed to be similar
in functionality to the corresponding command in SunOS 4.1.3.
AUTHORS
Andrew Doran
<
ad@NetBSD.org>.