kextunload

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NAME

kextunload - terminates classes, unloads modules associated with a kernel extension  

SYNOPSIS

kextunload [-c classname ] [-m modulename ] [-h ] [kextbundle ]  

DESCRIPTION

The kextunload utility terminates classes and unloads the module files contained within kextbundle or with a given name. Modules and classes in the kernel must be written correctly to handle the termination and unload process for this to be successful.

The following options are available:

-h
Provide quick help.
-m
Terminate the classes found in the module name given, and unload the module.
-c
Terminate the classes in the kernel with the given name.

 

FILES

kextbundle directory containing loadable kernel modules.

 

DIAGNOSTICS

The kextunload utility exits with a status of 0 on success or with a nonzero status if an error occurs.  

SEE ALSO

kextload(8), kmodload(8), kmodstat(8), kmodunload(8)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
FILES
DIAGNOSTICS
SEE ALSO

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