sysctl

Configures kernel parameters at runtime.

Ubuntu CentOS Debian Arch SUSE Slackware Alpine Fedora

Verified: 2025-09-09

Syntax

$sysctl [OPTIONS] PARAMETER[=WERT]

Examples

$sysctl -w net.ipv4.forward=1

$sysctl -a

Typical use cases

Standard usage

sysctl --help

Note Kernel parameter management.

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