Index: sysctl.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/procps/procps/sysctl.c,v
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -U1 -r1.14 sysctl.c
--- sysctl.c
+++ sysctl.c
@@ -46,3 +46,6 @@
 static const char PROC_PATH[] = "/proc/sys/";
+static const char SYSFS_PATH[] = "/sys/";
+static const char *dst_path;
 static const char DEFAULT_PRELOAD[] = "/etc/sysctl.conf";
+static const char DEFAULT_SYSFS_PRELOAD[] = "/etc/sysfsctl.conf";
 static bool NameOnly;
@@ -84,3 +87,3 @@
  */
-static int Usage(const char *restrict const name) {
+static int Usage(const char *restrict const name, const char *config) {
    printf("usage:  %s [-n] [-e] variable ... \n"
@@ -88,4 +91,4 @@
           "        %s [-n] [-e] -a \n" 
-          "        %s [-n] [-e] [-q] -p <file>   (default /etc/sysctl.conf) \n"
-          "        %s [-n] [-e] -A\n", name, name, name, name, name);
+          "        %s [-n] [-e] [-q] -p <file>   (default %s) \n"
+          "        %s [-n] [-e] -A\n", name, name, name, name, config, name);
    return -1;
@@ -137,6 +140,6 @@
    /* used to open the file */
-   tmpname = malloc(strlen(name)+strlen(PROC_PATH)+1);
-   strcpy(tmpname, PROC_PATH);
+   tmpname = malloc(strlen(name)+strlen(dst_path)+1);
+   strcpy(tmpname, dst_path);
    strcat(tmpname, name); 
-   slashdot(tmpname+strlen(PROC_PATH),'.','/'); /* change . to / */
+   slashdot(tmpname+strlen(dst_path),'.','/'); /* change . to / */
 
@@ -246,3 +249,3 @@
             } else {
-               rc |= ReadSetting(tmpdir+strlen(PROC_PATH));
+               rc |= ReadSetting(tmpdir+strlen(dst_path));
             }
@@ -289,7 +292,7 @@
    /* used to open the file */
-   tmpname = malloc(equals-name+1+strlen(PROC_PATH));
-   strcpy(tmpname, PROC_PATH);
+   tmpname = malloc(equals-name+1+strlen(dst_path));
+   strcpy(tmpname, dst_path);
    strncat(tmpname, name, (int)(equals-name)); 
-   tmpname[equals-name+strlen(PROC_PATH)] = 0;
-   slashdot(tmpname+strlen(PROC_PATH),'.','/'); /* change . to / */
+   tmpname[equals-name+strlen(dst_path)] = 0;
+   slashdot(tmpname+strlen(dst_path),'.','/'); /* change . to / */
 
@@ -419,3 +422,3 @@
    int ReturnCode = 0;
-   const char *preloadfile = DEFAULT_PRELOAD;
+   const char *preloadfile;
 
@@ -426,4 +429,12 @@
 
+   if (strcmp(me, "sysfsctl") == 0) {
+       dst_path = SYSFS_PATH;
+       preloadfile = DEFAULT_SYSFS_PRELOAD;
+   } else {
+       dst_path = PROC_PATH;
+       preloadfile = DEFAULT_PRELOAD;
+   }
+
    if (argc < 2) {
-       return Usage(me);
+       return Usage(me, preloadfile);
    }
@@ -436,3 +447,3 @@
               if (!strcmp("--help",*argv)) {
-                 Usage(me);
+                 Usage(me, preloadfile);
                  exit(0);
@@ -440,3 +451,3 @@
               if (!strcmp("--version",*argv)) {
-                 fprintf(stdout, "sysctl (%s)\n",procps_version);
+                 fprintf(stdout, "%s (%s)\n",me,procps_version);
                  exit(0);
@@ -444,3 +455,3 @@
               fprintf(stderr, ERR_UNKNOWN_PARAMETER, *argv);
-              return Usage(me);
+              return Usage(me, preloadfile);
          }
@@ -484,5 +495,5 @@
               SwitchesAllowed = false;
-              return DisplayAll(PROC_PATH);
+              return DisplayAll(dst_path);
          case 'V':
-              fprintf(stdout, "sysctl (%s)\n",procps_version);
+              fprintf(stdout, "%s (%s)\n",me,procps_version);
               exit(0);
@@ -491,6 +502,6 @@
          case '?':
-              return Usage(me);
+              return Usage(me, preloadfile);
          default:
               fprintf(stderr, ERR_UNKNOWN_PARAMETER, *argv);
-              return Usage(me);
+              return Usage(me, preloadfile);
          }
@@ -498,3 +509,3 @@
          if (NameOnly && Quiet)   // nonsense
-            return Usage(me);
+            return Usage(me, preloadfile);
          SwitchesAllowed = false;
Index: Makefile
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/procps/procps/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.64
diff -u -U1 -r1.64 Makefile
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -221,2 +221,3 @@
 	cd $(usr/proc/bin) && $(ln_f) pgrep pkill
+	cd $(sbin) && $(ln_f) sysctl sysfsctl