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Alfonso Sicilianoalfonsosiciliano@bsd.cafe
2025-06-17

sysctlview freshports.org/deskutils/sysct is a GUI utility for sysctl on #FreeBSD. :freebsd:
It's probably my first #opensource project 👨‍💻 , it's still in the Ports Collection 📦 and runs fine, but it hasn't been updated in years.

Maybe it's finally time to brush up on #C++ and give sysctlview a proper rewrite.
The original version uses #gtkmm (#GTK for C++), but a few years ago I ran a poll and most people preferred #qt
So maybe a QTsysctlview is on the horizon? 👀

#staytuned #sysctl #FreeBSDDev #coding #kernel #Desktop #Laptop

Screenshot of the main sysctlview interface showing a tree view of sysctl categories. The table lists Name, Description, and Value columns. The selected item is kern, with description “High kernel, proc, limits &c.” and an empty value field.Query riuscita A screenshot of a sysctlview application window, displaying a hierarchical list of system control parameters. The window is titled "sysctlview" and has "File", "View", and "Help" menus, along with "Main" and "Flags" tabs. The main panel shows three columns: "Name", "Description", and "Value".Screenshot of sysctlview showing detailed sysctl entries under the kern category. Columns include Name, OID, Label, Description, Flags, Type, Format, and Value. A popup window is open displaying details for kern.version, showing the FreeBSD version string, flags (RD, MPSAFE), and that the value is not writable.Screenshot of sysctlview in "Flags" mode, displaying sysctl variables with a wide matrix of capability flags such as RD, WR, TUN, STATS, MPSAFE, and more. The "View" menu is open, showing filtering options like "Flags Tree" and toggles for various flag categories. The desktop in the background shows several folders including freebsd-doc, freebsd-accessibility, and ports.
Thorkson Ericsson :donor:thorkson@infosec.exchange
2022-11-19
Antranig Vartanian :runbsdBg:​antranigv@bsd.network
2022-11-13

Okay, here's the diff!

service(8): add -s for showing status

reviews.freebsd.org/D37383

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Antranig Vartanian :runbsdBg:​antranigv@bsd.network
2022-11-13

service -s, a silly feature, but I like it.

Thoughts? Should I improve something?

P.S. it uses column(1) in service(8), is that even "allowed"

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