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-rw-r--r--procps/sysctl.c32
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/procps/sysctl.c b/procps/sysctl.c
index 5296d0f58..878656862 100644
--- a/procps/sysctl.c
+++ b/procps/sysctl.c
@@ -12,21 +12,23 @@
*/
//usage:#define sysctl_trivial_usage
-//usage: "[OPTIONS] [VALUE]..."
+//usage: "[OPTIONS] [KEY[=VALUE]]..."
//usage:#define sysctl_full_usage "\n\n"
-//usage: "Configure kernel parameters at runtime\n"
-//usage: "\n -n Don't print key names"
+//usage: "Show/set kernel parameters\n"
//usage: "\n -e Don't warn about unknown keys"
-//usage: "\n -w Change sysctl setting"
-//usage: "\n -p FILE Load sysctl settings from FILE (default /etc/sysctl.conf)"
-//usage: "\n -a Display all values"
-//usage: "\n -A Display all values in table form"
+//usage: "\n -n Don't show key names"
+//usage: "\n -a Show all values"
+/* Same as -a, no need to show it */
+/* //usage: "\n -A Show all values in table form" */
+//usage: "\n -w Set values"
+//usage: "\n -p FILE Set values from FILE (default /etc/sysctl.conf)"
+//usage: "\n -q Set values silently"
//usage:
//usage:#define sysctl_example_usage
//usage: "sysctl [-n] [-e] variable...\n"
-//usage: "sysctl [-n] [-e] -w variable=value...\n"
+//usage: "sysctl [-n] [-e] [-q] -w variable=value...\n"
//usage: "sysctl [-n] [-e] -a\n"
-//usage: "sysctl [-n] [-e] -p file (default /etc/sysctl.conf)\n"
+//usage: "sysctl [-n] [-e] [-q] -p file (default /etc/sysctl.conf)\n"
//usage: "sysctl [-n] [-e] -A\n"
#include "libbb.h"
@@ -37,9 +39,11 @@ enum {
FLAG_TABLE_FORMAT = 1 << 2, /* not implemented */
FLAG_SHOW_ALL = 1 << 3,
FLAG_PRELOAD_FILE = 1 << 4,
+/* TODO: procps 3.2.8 seems to not require -w for KEY=VAL to work: */
FLAG_WRITE = 1 << 5,
+ FLAG_QUIET = 1 << 6,
};
-#define OPTION_STR "neAapw"
+#define OPTION_STR "neAapwq"
static void sysctl_dots_to_slashes(char *name)
{
@@ -144,9 +148,11 @@ static int sysctl_act_on_setting(char *setting)
//TODO: procps 3.2.7 writes "value\n", note trailing "\n"
xwrite_str(fd, value);
close(fd);
- if (option_mask32 & FLAG_SHOW_KEYS)
- printf("%s = ", outname);
- puts(value);
+ if (!(option_mask32 & FLAG_QUIET)) {
+ if (option_mask32 & FLAG_SHOW_KEYS)
+ printf("%s = ", outname);
+ puts(value);
+ }
} else {
char c;