Index: sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8
===================================================================
--- sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8	(revision 289605)
+++ sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8	(working copy)
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
 .Nd get or set kernel state
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Fl bdehiNnoRTqx
+.Op Fl bdehiNnoRTtqx
 .Op Fl B Ar bufsize
 .Op Fl f Ar filename
 .Ar name Ns Op = Ns Ar value
 .Ar ...
 .Nm
-.Op Fl bdehNnoRTqx
+.Op Fl bdehNnoRTtqx
 .Op Fl B Ar bufsize
 .Fl a
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@
 to standard error.
 .It Fl T
 Display only variables that are settable via loader (CTLFLAG_TUN).
+.It Fl t
+Print the type of the variable.
 .It Fl W
 Display only writable variables that are not statistical.
 Useful for determining the set of runtime tunable sysctls.
Index: sbin/sysctl/sysctl.c
===================================================================
--- sbin/sysctl/sysctl.c	(revision 289605)
+++ sbin/sysctl/sysctl.c	(working copy)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 static const char *conffile;
 
 static int	aflag, bflag, Bflag, dflag, eflag, hflag, iflag;
-static int	Nflag, nflag, oflag, qflag, Tflag, Wflag, xflag;
+static int	Nflag, nflag, oflag, qflag, tflag, Tflag, Wflag, xflag;
 
 static int	oidfmt(int *, int, char *, u_int *);
 static int	parsefile(const char *);
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@
 	[CTLTYPE_ULONG] = "unsigned long",
 	[CTLTYPE_S64] = "int64_t",
 	[CTLTYPE_U64] = "uint64_t",
+	[CTLTYPE_NODE] = "node",
+	[CTLTYPE_STRING] = "string",
+	[CTLTYPE_OPAQUE] = "opaque",
 };
 
 static void
@@ -112,8 +115,8 @@
 {
 
 	(void)fprintf(stderr, "%s\n%s\n",
-	    "usage: sysctl [-bdehiNnoqTWx] [ -B <bufsize> ] [-f filename] name[=value] ...",
-	    "       sysctl [-bdehNnoqTWx] [ -B <bufsize> ] -a");
+	    "usage: sysctl [-bdehiNnoqTtWx] [ -B <bufsize> ] [-f filename] name[=value] ...",
+	    "       sysctl [-bdehNnoqTtWx] [ -B <bufsize> ] -a");
 	exit(1);
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@
 	setbuf(stdout,0);
 	setbuf(stderr,0);
 
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "AabB:def:hiNnoqTwWxX")) != -1) {
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "AabB:def:hiNnoqtTwWxX")) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'A':
 			/* compatibility */
@@ -169,6 +172,9 @@
 		case 'q':
 			qflag = 1;
 			break;
+		case 't':
+			tflag = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'T':
 			Tflag = 1;
 			break;
@@ -795,7 +801,7 @@
 {
 	u_char buf[BUFSIZ], *val, *oval, *p;
 	char name[BUFSIZ], fmt[BUFSIZ];
-	const char *sep, *sep1;
+	const char *sep, *sep1, *prntype;
 	int qoid[CTL_MAXNAME+2];
 	uintmax_t umv;
 	intmax_t mv;
@@ -841,12 +847,21 @@
 	else
 		sep = ": ";
 
-	if (dflag) {	/* just print description */
+	ctltype = (kind & CTLTYPE);
+	if (tflag || dflag) {	/* just print type and/or description */
+		if (!nflag)
+			printf("%s%s", name, sep);
+		prntype = ctl_typename[ctltype] ?
+			ctl_typename[ctltype] : "unknown";
+		if (tflag && dflag) /* print type and description */
+			printf("%s%s", prntype, sep);
+		else if (tflag) {	/* print type only */
+			printf("%s", prntype);
+			return (0);
+		}
 		qoid[1] = 5;
 		j = sizeof(buf);
 		i = sysctl(qoid, nlen + 2, buf, &j, 0, 0);
-		if (!nflag)
-			printf("%s%s", name, sep);
 		printf("%s", buf);
 		return (0);
 	}
@@ -864,7 +879,6 @@
 		warnx("malloc failed");
 		return (1);
 	}
-	ctltype = (kind & CTLTYPE);
 	len = j;
 	i = sysctl(oid, nlen, val, &len, 0, 0);
 	if (i != 0 || (len == 0 && ctltype != CTLTYPE_STRING)) {