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.Dd
.Dt KVM_MKDB 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm kvm_mkdb
.Nd create kernel database
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm kvm_mkdb
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Kvm_mkdb
creates a database in
.Pa /var/run
containing information about
.Pa /vmunix
and
perhaps other fairly static information about the current system.
Various library routines consult this database.
The only information currently stored is the kernel namelist, which is
used by the
.Xr kvm_nlist 3
function.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /var/run/kvm_vmunix.{dir,pag} -compact
.It Pa /vmunix
.It Pa /var/run/kvm_vmunix.{dir,pag}
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr kvm_nlist 3
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command
.Ud