1MODINFO(8)                                                          MODINFO(8)
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NAME

6       modinfo - program to show information about a Linux Kernel module
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SYNOPSIS

9       modinfo [ -0 ]  [ -F field ]  [ -k kernel ]  [ modulename|filename... ]
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11       modinfo -V
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13       modinfo -h
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DESCRIPTION

16       modinfo extracts information from the Linux Kernel modules given on the
17       command line. If the module name is not a filename, then the  /lib/mod‐
18       ules/version directory is searched, as done by modprobe(8).
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20       modinfo by default lists each attribute of the module in form fieldname
21       : value, for  easy  reading.  The  filename  is  listed  the  same  way
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24       This  version  of  modinfo  can  understand modules of any Linux Kernel
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OPTIONS

28       -V --version
29              Print the modinfo version.
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31       -F --field
32              Only print this field value, one per line. This is  most  useful
33              for  scripts.  Field  names  are case-insenitive.  Common fields
34              (which may not be in every module) include author,  description,
35              license,  parm,  depends,  and  alias.  There are often multiple
36              parm, alias and depends fields. The special field filename lists
37              the filename of the module.
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39       -k kernel
40              Provide  information  about a kernel other than the running one.
41              This is particularly useful for distributions needing to extract
42              information  from a newly installed (but not yet running) set of
43              kernel modules. For example, you wish  to  find  which  firmware
44              files  are  needed  by various modules in a new kernel for which
45              you must make an initrd image prior to booting.
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47       -0 --null
48              Use the ASCII zero character to separate field  values,  instead
49              of  a new line. This is useful for scripts, since a new line can
50              theoretically appear inside a field.
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52       -a -d -l -p -n
53              These are shortcuts for author, description, license.  parm  and
54              filename respectively, to ease the transition from the old modu‐
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58       This manual page Copyright 2003, Rusty Russell, IBM Corporation.
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SEE ALSO

61       modprobe(8)
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