sysctl.conf(5) - Linux man page

Name

sysctl.conf - sysctl(8) preload/configuration file

Description

sysctl.conf is a simple file containing sysctl values to be read in and set by sysctl(8). The syntax is simply as follows: 

# comment
; comment

 token  =   value
Note that blank lines are ignored, and whitespace before and after a token or value is ignored, although a value can contain whitespace within. Lines which begin with a # or ; are considered comments and ignored.

Example

# sysctl.conf sample
#

 kernel.domainname = example.com
; this one has a space which will be written to the sysctl!
  kernel.modprobe = /sbin/mod probe

See Also

sysctl(8)

Author

George Staikos, <staikos@0wned.org>