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modinfo − display information about a kernel module |
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modinfo [ options ] <module_file> |
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The modinfo utility examines the object file module_file associated with a kernel module and displays any information that it can glean. |
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OPTIONS |
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−a, −−author |
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Display the module’s author. |
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−d, −−description |
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Display the module’s description. |
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−n, −−filename |
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Display the module’s filename. |
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−fformat_string, −−format format_string |
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Let the user specify an arbitrary format string which can extract values from the ELF section in module_file which contains the module information. Replacements consist of a percent sign followed by a tag name in curly braces. A tagname of %{filename} is always supported, even if the module has no modinfo section. |
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−p, −−parameters |
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Display the typed parameters that a module may support. |
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−h, −−help |
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Display a small usage screen. |
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−V, −−version |
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Display the version of modinfo. |
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insmod(8), modprobe(8), depmod(8), rmmod(8), lsmod(8), ksyms(8), modules(2) |