Re: CVS commit: src/sbin/sysctl

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

> > > > Modified Files:
> > > >         src/sbin/sysctl: sysctl.8 sysctl.c
> > > >
> > > > Log Message:
> > > > Don't print an error with sysctl -w name?=value if name does not exist.
> > > > Should be pulled up to 5.0
> > >
> > > i think it's better to use something which does not have a special meaning
> > > for shells.
> >
> > Maybe a switch? (-Q)
>
> That is too wide a brush. It will stop warning on all variables in the file.

Maybe instead of "-Q" (presumably for quiet) we could use

        sysctl -C -w name=value

where "-C" means "conditionally"?

Or -E for "it it Exists" ?  (Or maybe, for consistency with things like 
rm, we could use "-f"?)


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