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 9.2