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.Dd September 12, 2016
.Dt MODUNLOAD 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm modunload
.Nd unload a kernel module
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Ar name
\&...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility unloads a loadable kernel module from a running system.
.Pp
.Ar name
is name of the module to be unloaded, as shown by
.Xr modstat 8 .
.Pp
Builtin modules will not be unloaded from memory, but they will be
disabled.
They can be re-enabled using
.Xr modload 8 .
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
The
.Nm
utility exits with a status of 0 on success
and with a nonzero status if an error occurs.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr modctl 2 ,
.Xr module 7 ,
.Xr modload 8 ,
.Xr modstat 8
.Sh HISTORY
A
.Nm
utility appeared in
.Nx 5.0 .
The
.Nm
command was designed to be similar in functionality
to the corresponding command in
.Tn "SunOS 4.1.3" .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Andrew Doran Aq Mt ad@NetBSD.org .