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KLDFIND(8)		 FreeBSD System Manager's Manual	      KLDFIND(8)

NAME
     kldfind - find kernel modules by string

SYNOPSIS
      kldfind [-qv] -c category ...
      kldfind [-qv] -s string	...
      kldfind  -h

DESCRIPTION
     To find kernel modules more easily, the script accept these arguments:

OPTIONS
     -h display a short help text

     -c use to find kld by category

     -s match strings for all kld's

     -v increase verbose display, with short description and sumary for all mod-
     ules' directories

     -q quiet; does not write anything to standard output, return 0 if any match
     befound but strings for all kld's

EXAMPLES
     All occurrents for acpi category using the default output (short)

      kldfind -c acpi

      /boot/kernel/acpi_asus.ko
      /boot/kernel/acpi_fujitsu.ko
      /boot/kernel/acpi_ibm.ko
      /boot/kernel/acpi_panasonic.ko
      /boot/kernel/acpi_sony.ko
      /boot/kernel/acpi_toshiba.ko
      /boot/kernel/acpi_video.ko
      /boot/kernel/acpi_dock.ko

     Now using verbose output:

      kldfind -vc acpi

      ====>   Search finished, 8 resultes for /boot/kernel

	    KLD 		     Description
	    --- 		     -----------

      ===>  acpi_asus,		 --- Asus Laptop Extras
      ===>  acpi_fujitsu,	 --- Fujitsu Laptop Extras
      ===>  acpi_ibm,		 --- ACPI extras driver for IBM laptops
      ===>  acpi_panasonic,	 --- ACPI hotkey driver for Panasonic laptops
      ===>  acpi_sony,		 --- ACPI notebook controller driver for Sony laptops
      ===>  acpi_toshiba,	 --- Toshiba HCI interface
      ===>  acpi_video, 	 --- ACPI Video Extensions driver
      ===>  acpi_dock,		 --- No manual entry for acpi_dock

     Parse all output by any matching string using the default output (short)

      kldfind -s es137x

      /boot/kernel/snd_es137x.ko

      Now, using verbose output:

      kldfind -vs es137x

      ====> Search finished, 1 resultes for /boot/kernel

	    KLD 		     Description
	    --- 		     -----------

      ===>  snd_es137x, 	 --- Ensoniq AudioPCI ES137x bridge device drive

      Is possible to use kldfind in your script without shell redirect, using quiet output

      if kldfind -qs unknown;then echo YES;else echo NO;fi
     NO

      if kldfind -qs geom_gate;then echo YES;else echo NO;fi
     YES

EXIT STATUS
     kldfind  returns  a  zero	exit  status if it succeeds, a non-zero value is
     returned in case of failure.

AUTHOR
     Ricardo A. Reis <ricardo.areis@gmail.com>

SEE ALSO
     kldstat(8),kldload(8),kldconfig(8)

9 November 2007 		 9 November 2007		      KLDFIND(8)
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