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[e617152]1<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>
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[04a3351]3<sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>
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[978d0bf]5<para><command>depmod</command> creates a dependency file, based on the
6symbols it finds in the existing set of modules. This dependency file is used
7by modprobe to automatically load the required modules.</para>
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[978d0bf]9<para><command>genksyms</command> generates symbol version information.</para>
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[978d0bf]11<para><command>insmod</command> installs a loadable module in the running kernel.</para>
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[978d0bf]13<para><command>insmod_ksymoops_clean</command> deletes saved ksyms and
14modules not accessed for two days.</para>
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[978d0bf]16<para><command>kallsyms</command> extracts all kernel symbols for debugging.</para>
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[978d0bf]18<para><command>kernelversion</command> reports the major version of the
19running kernel.</para>
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[978d0bf]21<para><command>ksyms</command> displays exported kernel symbols.</para>
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[978d0bf]23<para><command>lsmod</command> shows which modules are loaded.</para>
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[978d0bf]25<para><command>modinfo</command> examines an object file associated with
26a kernel module and displays any information that it can glean.</para>
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[978d0bf]28<para><command>modprobe</command> uses a dependency file, created by
29depmod, to automatically load the relevant modules.</para>
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[978d0bf]31<para><command>rmmod</command> unloads modules from the running kernel.</para>
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33</sect2>
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