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/usr/bin/sysctl

utilities for monitor processes on a system

From procps 4.0.7-r3 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running sysctl --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage:
 sysctl [options] [variable[=value] ...]

Options:
  -a, --all            display all variables
  -A                   alias of -a
  -X                   alias of -a
      --deprecated     include deprecated parameters to listing
      --dry-run        Print the key and values but do not write
  -b, --binary         print value without new line
  -e, --ignore         ignore unknown variables errors
  -N, --names          print variable names without values
  -n, --values         print only values of the given variable(s)
  -p, --load[=<file>]  read values from file
  -f                   alias of -p
      --system         read values from all system directories
  -r, --pattern <expression>
                       select setting that match expression
  -q, --quiet          do not echo variable set
  -w, --write          enable writing a value to variable
  -o                   does nothing
  -x                   does nothing
  -d                   alias of -h

 -h, --help     display this help and exit
 -V, --version  output version information and exit

For more details see sysctl(8).
Options (20)
OptionDescriptionSource
-a, --alldisplay all variableshelp
-Aalias of -ahelp
-Xalias of -ahelp
--deprecatedinclude deprecated parameters to listinghelp
--dry-runPrint the key and values but do not writehelp
-b, --binaryprint value without new linehelp
-e, --ignoreignore unknown variables errorshelp
-N, --namesprint variable names without valueshelp
-n, --valuesprint only values of the given variable(s)help
-p, --load fileread values from filehelp
-falias of -phelp
--systemread values from all system directorieshelp
-r, --pattern expressionselect setting that match expressionhelp
-q, --quietdo not echo variable sethelp
-w, --writeenable writing a value to variablehelp
-odoes nothinghelp
-xdoes nothinghelp
-dalias of -hhelp
-h, --helpdisplay this help and exithelp
-V, --versionoutput version information and exithelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.