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.Dd $Mdocdate: September 3 2010 $
.Dt MODUNLOAD 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm modunload
.Nd unload a kernel module
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm modunload
.Op Fl i Ar id
.Op Fl n Ar name
.Op Fl p Ar postunload
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility unloads a loadable kernel module from a running system.
The
.Ar id
or
.Ar name
is the ID or name of the module as shown by
.Xr modstat 8 .
.Pp
One of the following options must be specified:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl i Ar id
Unload the module with the ID
.Ar id .
.It Fl n Ar name
Unload the module with the name
.Ar name .
.It Fl p Ar postunload
Specify the name of a shell script or program that will be executed if the
module is successfully unloaded.
This program is passed no arguments.
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
The
.Nm
utility exits 0 on success or with a non-zero status if an error occurred.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr lkm 4 ,
.Xr securelevel 7 ,
.Xr modload 8 ,
.Xr modstat 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command was designed to be similar in functionality
to the corresponding command in
.Tn "SunOS 4.1.3" .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Terrence R. Lambert terry@cs.weber.edu