DMESG(8) BSD System Manager's Manual DMESG(8) NNAAMMEE ddmmeessgg - display the system message buffer SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS ddmmeessgg [--MM _c_o_r_e] [--NN _s_y_s_t_e_m] DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN DDmmeessgg displays the contents of the system message buffer. The options are as follows: --MM Extract values associated with the name list from the specified core instead of the default ``/dev/kmem''. --NN Extract the name list from the specified system instead of the default ``/vmunix''. SSEEEE AALLSSOO syslogd(8) HHIISSTTOORRYY The ddmmeessgg command appeared in 4.0BSD. 4th Berkeley Distribution June 5, 1993 1