diff -urk.orig procps-3.2.5.orig/sysctl.8 procps-3.2.5/sysctl.8

--- procps-3.2.5.orig/sysctl.8	2004-07-30 01:42:03 +0000

+++ procps-3.2.5/sysctl.8	2005-08-24 16:57:50 +0000

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@

 .SH SYNOPSIS

 .B "sysctl [-n] [-e] variable ..."

 .br

-.B "sysctl [-n] [-e] [-q] -w variable=value ..."

+.B "sysctl [-n] [-e] [-q|-v] -w variable=value ..."

 .br

-.B "sysctl [-n] [-e] [-q] -p <filename>"

+.B "sysctl [-n] [-e] [-q|-v] -p <filename>"

 .br

 .B "sysctl [-n] [-e] -a"

 .br

@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@

 .B "-q"

 Use this option to not display the values set to stdout.

 .TP

+.B "-v"

+Use this option to display the values set to stdout.

+.TP

 .B "-w"

 Use this option when you want to change a sysctl setting.

 .TP

diff -urk.orig procps-3.2.5.orig/sysctl.c procps-3.2.5/sysctl.c

--- procps-3.2.5.orig/sysctl.c	2005-08-24 22:02:44 +0000

+++ procps-3.2.5/sysctl.c	2005-08-24 22:04:26 +0000

@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@

    PrintName = true;

    PrintNewline = true;

    IgnoreError = false;

-   Quiet = false;

+   Quiet = true;

    if (argc < 2) {

        return Usage(me);

@@ -462,6 +462,9 @@

 	 case 'q':

 	      Quiet = true;

 	   break;

+	 case 'v':

+	      Quiet = false;

+	   break;

 	 case 'o':  // BSD: binary values too, 1st 16 bytes in hex

 	 case 'x':  // BSD: binary values too, whole thing in hex

 	      /* does nothing */ ;

@@ -483,8 +486,6 @@

               return Usage(me);

          }

       } else {

-         if (NameOnly && Quiet)   // nonsense

-            return Usage(me);

          SwitchesAllowed = false;

          if (WriteMode || index(*argv, '='))

             ReturnCode = WriteSetting(*argv);