GETBOOTFILE(3)

GETBOOTFILE(3) | Library Functions Manual | GETBOOTFILE(3)

# NAME

getbootfile — get the name of the booted kernel file

# LIBRARY

System Utilities Library (libutil, -lutil)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <util.h>
const char *
getbootfile(void);

# DESCRIPTION

getbootfile() returns a static pointer to the full path name of the file from which the current kernel was loaded. If it can not be determined, or the file is not ``secure'' (see secure_path(3)), `_PATH_UNIX` from <paths.h> is returned instead.

# SEE ALSO

secure_path(3), sysctl(3)

# HISTORY

The getbootfile() function call appeared in FreeBSD 2.0 and NetBSD 1.6.

May 4, 2010 | NetBSD 8.3