modunload
—
unload a kernel module
The modunload
utility unloads a loadable kernel module
from a running system.
name is name of the module to be unloaded,
as shown by modstat(8).
Builtin modules will not be unloaded from memory, but they will be
disabled. They can be re-enabled using
modload(8).
The modunload
utility exits with a status of 0 on
success and with a nonzero status if an error occurs.
A modunload
utility appeared in NetBSD
5.0. The modunload
command was designed to be
similar in functionality to the corresponding command in SunOS 4.1.3.