NAME getbootfile - get kernel boot file name CONTENTS Library Synopsis Description Return Values See Also History Bugs LIBRARY .Lb libc SYNOPSIS .In paths.h const char * getbootfile void DESCRIPTION The getbootfile function retrieves the full pathname of the file from which the current kernel was loaded, and returns a static pointer to the name. A read/write interface to this information is available via the sysctl(3) MIB variable "kern.bootfile". RETURN VALUES If the call succeeds a string giving the pathname is returned. If it fails, a null pointer is returned and an error code is placed in the global location errno. SEE ALSO sysctl(3) HISTORY BUGS