modinfo

 

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 MODINFO(8)             Linux Module Support            MODINFO(8)
 
 
 
NAME
        modinfo - display information about a kernel module
 
SYNOPSIS
        modinfo [ options ] <module_file>
 
DESCRIPTION
        The  modinfo  utility examines the object file module_file
        associated with a kernel module and displays any  informa­
        tion that it can glean.
 
    OPTIONS
        -a, --author
               Display the module's author.
 
        -d, --description
               Display the module's description.
 
        -n, --filename
               Display the module's filename.
 
        -fformat_string, --format format_string
               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 %{file­
               name} is always supported, even if the  module  has
               no modinfo section.
 
        -p, --parameters
               Display the typed parameters that a module may sup­
               port.
 
        -h, --help
               Display a small usage screen.
 
        -V, --version
               Display the version of modinfo.
 
        If no options  are  supplied,  the  default  is  filename,
        description, author and parameters.
 
SEE ALSO
        insmod(8),  modprobe(8),  depmod(8),  rmmod(8),  lsmod(8),
        ksyms(8), modules(2)
 
 
 
 Linux                      11 Nov 1997                 MODINFO(8)

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