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| 4 | <refentry id="modules.dep"> |
| 5 | <refentryinfo> |
| 6 | <title>modules.dep</title> |
| 7 | <productname>kmod</productname> |
| 8 | |
| 9 | <authorgroup> |
| 10 | <author> |
| 11 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> |
| 12 | <firstname>Jon</firstname> |
| 13 | <surname>Masters</surname> |
| 14 | <email>jcm@jonmasters.org</email> |
| 15 | </author> |
| 16 | <author> |
| 17 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> |
| 18 | <firstname>Lucas</firstname> |
| 19 | <surname>De Marchi</surname> |
| 20 | <email>lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi</email> |
| 21 | </author> |
| 22 | </authorgroup> |
| 23 | </refentryinfo> |
| 24 | |
| 25 | <refmeta> |
| 26 | <refentrytitle>modules.dep</refentrytitle> |
| 27 | <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> |
| 28 | </refmeta> |
| 29 | |
| 30 | <refnamediv> |
| 31 | <refname>modules.dep</refname> |
| 32 | <refname>modules.dep.bin</refname> |
| 33 | <refpurpose>Module dependency information</refpurpose> |
| 34 | </refnamediv> |
| 35 | |
| 36 | <refsynopsisdiv> |
| 37 | <para><filename>/lib/modules/modules.dep</filename></para> |
| 38 | <para><filename>/lib/modules/modules.dep.bin</filename></para> |
| 39 | </refsynopsisdiv> |
| 40 | |
| 41 | <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title> |
| 42 | <para> |
| 43 | The <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> as generated by |
| 44 | module-init-tools <command>depmod</command>, lists the dependencies for |
| 45 | every module in the directories under |
| 46 | <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>, |
| 47 | where <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> (or the human readable version |
| 48 | <filename>modules.dep</filename>) is also located. It is used by |
| 49 | utilities such as <command>modprobe</command>. The binary version will be |
| 50 | used by default, if it was generated by a compatible version of |
| 51 | <command>depmod</command>, with fallback to the generic |
| 52 | <filename>modules.dep</filename>. |
| 53 | </para> |
| 54 | <para> |
| 55 | These files are not intended for editing or use by any additional |
| 56 | utilities as their format is subject to change in the future. You should |
| 57 | use the |
| 58 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modinfo</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
| 59 | command to obtain information about modules in a future proof and |
| 60 | compatible fashion rather than touching these files. |
| 61 | </para> |
| 62 | </refsect1> |
| 63 | <refsect1><title>COPYRIGHT</title> |
| 64 | <para> |
| 65 | This manual page originally Copyright 2002, Rusty Russell, IBM |
| 66 | Corporation. Maintained by Jon Masters and others. |
| 67 | </para> |
| 68 | </refsect1> |
| 69 | <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title> |
| 70 | <para> |
| 71 | <citerefentry> |
| 72 | <refentrytitle>depmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> |
| 73 | </citerefentry>, |
| 74 | <citerefentry> |
| 75 | <refentrytitle>modprobe</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> |
| 76 | </citerefentry> |
| 77 | </para> |
| 78 | </refsect1> |
| 79 | </refentry> |