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.TH man 1 "23 Mar 2014" "1.0" "kpatch man page"
.SH NAME
kpatch \- hot patch module management
.SH SYNOPSIS
kpatch <command> [<args>]
.SH DESCRIPTION
kpatch is a user script that manages installing, loading, and 
displaying information about kernel patch modules installed on
the system. 
.SH COMMANDS

install [-k|--kernel-version=<kernel version>] <module>
       install patch module to be loaded at boot

uninstall [-k|--kernel-version=<kernel version>] <module>
       uninstall patch module

load --all
       load all installed patch modules into the running kernel

load <module>
       load patch module into the running kernel

unload --all
       unload all patch modules from the running kernel

unload <module>
       unload patch module from the running kernel

info <module>
       show information about a patch module

list
       list installed patch modules

signal
       signal/poke any process stalling the current patch transition

version
       display the kpatch version

.SH SEE ALSO
kpatch-build(1)
.SH BUGS
No known bugs.
.SH AUTHOR
Udo Seidel (udoseidel@gmx.de)
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2014: Seth Jennings <sjenning@redhat.com> and 
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>