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6 modules.dep - List of module dependencies
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9 The modules.dep as generated by module-init-tools depmod, lists the
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11 ules/version, where modules.dep is.
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22 /lib/modules/2.5.53/kernel/a.ko: /lib/modules/2.5.53/kernel/c.ko /lib/modules/2.5.53/kernel/b.ko
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