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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: sysctl.8,v 1.15 1998/02/05 16:49:40 deraadt Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sysctl.8,v 1.16 1998/03/15 17:48:46 millert Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: sysctl.8,v 1.4 1995/09/30 07:12:49 thorpej Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1993
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.\" @(#)sysctl.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
+.\" @(#)sysctl.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 5/9/95
.\"
-.Dd June, 6, 1993
+.Dd May 9, 1995
.Dt SYSCTL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -203,6 +203,27 @@ privilege can change the value.
.It ddb.panic integer yes
.It ddb.console integer yes
.El
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm sysctl
+program can get or set debugging variables
+that have been identified for its display.
+This information can be obtained by using the command:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+sysctl debug
+.Ed
+In addition,
+.Nm sysctl
+can extract information about the filesystems that have been compiled
+into the running system.
+This information can be obtained by using the command:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+sysctl vfs
+.Ed
+By default, only filesystems that are actively being used are listed.
+Use of the
+.Fl A
+flag lists all the filesystems compiled into the running kernel.
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Pp
For example, to retrieve the maximum number of processes allowed