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DMESG(8)		    System Manager's Manual		      DMESG(8)

NAME
       dmesg --	display	the system message buffer

SYNOPSIS
       dmesg [-s] [-M core] [-N	system]

DESCRIPTION
       dmesg  displays	the contents of	the system message buffer.  It is most
       commonly	used to	review system startup messages.	 On some  systems  the
       message	buffer	can survive reboot and be retained (in the hope	of ex-
       posing information from a crash).

       The options are as follows:

       -M core
	       Extract values associated with the name list from the specified
	       core instead of the default /dev/kmem.

       -N system
	       Extract the name	list from the specified	system instead of  the
	       default /bsd.

       -s      Display	the  contents  of  the console message buffer instead.
	       This can	be used	to review rc(8)	system startup messages.  This
	       option is limited to the	superuser.

FILES
       /var/run/dmesg.boot  copy of dmesg saved	by rc(8) at boot time

SEE ALSO
       syslogd(8)

HISTORY
       The dmesg command appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.

OpenBSD	7.7			 June 30, 2024			      DMESG(8)

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