Does anyone know where I can find a parameters list of sysctl for the linux kernel and its explanation?
I've searched for it and have found nothing. I looked in the kernel headers too with the same result.
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Kernel have documentation:
- https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/sysctl/
- https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/ -- several files with
sysctlin their names describe specific information.
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You can get the full list just by running:
$ sysctl -a
What the individual parameters means depends on your exact kernel version, but you can likely find an explanation for any of the interesting ones using Google or @myaut's links.
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I believe the question was about where to find those values in kernel sources. – Sam Protsenko Apr 22 '15 at 13:49
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I thought that this parameters had especfied in kernel documentation, but I never found it. Thank you very much to all !! :-) – Emilio Granados Apr 23 '15 at 07:49