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@@ -7,27 +7,27 @@
.\" Modified Tue Oct 22 22:28:41 1996 by Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
.\" Modified Mon Jan 5 20:31:04 1998 by aeb.
.\"
-.TH sysctl 2 2023-05-03 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01"
+.TH sysctl 2 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7"
.SH NAME
sysctl \- read/write system parameters
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <unistd.h>
.B #include <linux/sysctl.h>
-.PP
+.P
.BI "[[deprecated]] int _sysctl(struct __sysctl_args *" args );
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B This system call no longer exists on current kernels!
See NOTES.
-.PP
+.P
The
.BR _sysctl ()
call reads and/or writes kernel parameters.
For example, the hostname,
or the maximum number of open files.
The argument has the form
-.PP
+.P
.in +4n
.EX
struct __sysctl_args {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct __sysctl_args {
};
.EE
.in
-.PP
+.P
This call does a search in a tree structure, possibly resembling
a directory tree under
.IR /proc/sys ,
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ Otherwise, a value of \-1 is returned and
is set to indicate the error.
.SH ERRORS
.TP
-.BR EACCES ", " EPERM
+.B EACCES
+.TQ
+.B EPERM
No search permission for one of the encountered "directories",
or no read permission where
.I oldval
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ Linux.
.SH HISTORY
Linux 1.3.57.
Removed in Linux 5.5, glibc 2.32.
-.PP
+.P
It originated in
4.4BSD.
Only Linux has the
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ and in Linux 5.5, the system call was finally removed.
Use the
.I /proc/sys
interface instead.
-.PP
+.P
Note that on older kernels where this system call still exists,
it is available only if the kernel was configured with the
.B CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL
@@ -106,9 +108,9 @@ necessitating the use of
.SH BUGS
The object names vary between kernel versions,
making this system call worthless for applications.
-.PP
+.P
Not all available objects are properly documented.
-.PP
+.P
It is not yet possible to change operating system by writing to
.IR /proc/sys/kernel/ostype .
.SH EXAMPLES