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    50 <sect2 id="contents-module-init-tools"><title>Contents of Module-Init-Tools</title>
     50<sect2 id="contents-module-init-tools" role="content"><title>Contents of Module-Init-Tools</title>
    5151
    52 <para><emphasis>Installed programs</emphasis>: depmod, genksyms, insmod,
     52<segmentedlist>
     53<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
     54<seglistitem><seg>depmod, genksyms, insmod,
    5355insmod_ksymoops_clean, kallsyms (link to insmod), kernelversion, ksyms
    5456(link to insmod), lsmod (link to insmod), modinfo, modprobe (link to insmod)
    55 and rmmod (link to insmod)</para>
     57and rmmod (link to insmod)</seg></seglistitem>
     58</segmentedlist>
     59
     60<variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title>
     61
     62<varlistentry>
     63<term id="depmod"><command>depmod</command></term>
     64<listitem>
     65<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools depmod"><primary sortas="b-depmod">depmod</primary></indexterm>
     66<para>creates a dependency file, based on the
     67symbols it finds in the existing set of modules. This dependency file is used
     68by modprobe to automatically load the required modules.</para>
     69</listitem>
     70</varlistentry>
     71
     72<varlistentry>
     73<term id="genksyms"><command>genksyms</command></term>
     74<listitem>
     75<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools genksyms"><primary sortas="b-genksyms">genksyms</primary></indexterm>
     76<para>generates symbol version information.</para>
     77</listitem>
     78</varlistentry>
     79
     80<varlistentry>
     81<term id="insmod"><command>insmod</command></term>
     82<listitem>
     83<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools insmod"><primary sortas="b-insmod">insmod</primary></indexterm>
     84<para>installs a loadable module in the running kernel.</para>
     85</listitem>
     86</varlistentry>
     87
     88<varlistentry>
     89<term id="insmod_ksymoops_clean"><command>insmod_ksymoops_clean</command></term>
     90<listitem>
     91<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools insmod_ksymoops_clean"><primary sortas="b-insmod_ksymoops_clean">insmod_ksymoops_clean</primary></indexterm>
     92<para>deletes saved ksyms and modules not accessed for two days.</para>
     93</listitem>
     94</varlistentry>
     95
     96<varlistentry>
     97<term id="kallsyms"><command>kallsyms</command></term>
     98<listitem>
     99<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools kallsyms"><primary sortas="b-kallsyms">kallsyms</primary></indexterm>
     100<para>extracts all kernel symbols for debugging.</para>
     101</listitem>
     102</varlistentry>
     103
     104<varlistentry>
     105<term id="kernelversion"><command>kernelversion</command></term>
     106<listitem>
     107<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools kernelversion"><primary sortas="b-kernelversion">kernelversion</primary></indexterm>
     108<para>reports the major version of the running kernel.</para>
     109</listitem>
     110</varlistentry>
     111
     112<varlistentry>
     113<term id="ksyms"><command>ksyms</command></term>
     114<listitem>
     115<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools ksyms"><primary sortas="b-ksyms">ksyms</primary></indexterm>
     116<para>displays exported kernel symbols.</para>
     117</listitem>
     118</varlistentry>
     119
     120<varlistentry>
     121<term id="lsmod"><command>lsmod</command></term>
     122<listitem>
     123<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools lsmod"><primary sortas="b-lsmod">lsmod</primary></indexterm>
     124<para>shows which modules are loaded.</para>
     125</listitem>
     126</varlistentry>
     127
     128<varlistentry>
     129<term id="modinfo"><command>modinfo</command></term>
     130<listitem>
     131<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools modinfo"><primary sortas="b-modinfo">modinfo</primary></indexterm>
     132<para>examines an object file associated with
     133a kernel module and displays any information that it can glean.</para>
     134</listitem>
     135</varlistentry>
     136
     137<varlistentry>
     138<term id="modprobe"><command>modprobe</command></term>
     139<listitem>
     140<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools modprobe"><primary sortas="b-modprobe">modprobe</primary></indexterm>
     141<para>uses a dependency file, created by
     142depmod, to automatically load the relevant modules.</para>
     143</listitem>
     144</varlistentry>
     145
     146<varlistentry>
     147<term id="rmmod"><command>rmmod</command></term>
     148<listitem>
     149<indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools rmmod"><primary sortas="b-rmmod">rmmod</primary></indexterm>
     150<para>unloads modules from the running kernel.</para>
     151</listitem>
     152</varlistentry>
     153</variablelist>
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    57155</sect2>
    58156
    59 
    60 <sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>
    61 
    62 <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools depmod"><primary sortas="b-depmod">depmod</primary></indexterm>
    63 <para id="depmod"><command>depmod</command> creates a dependency file, based on the
    64 symbols it finds in the existing set of modules. This dependency file is used
    65 by modprobe to automatically load the required modules.</para>
    66 
    67 <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools genksyms"><primary sortas="b-genksyms">genksyms</primary></indexterm>
    68 <para id="genksyms"><command>genksyms</command> generates symbol version information.</para>
    69 
    70 <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools insmod"><primary sortas="b-insmod">insmod</primary></indexterm>
    71 <para id="insmod"><command>insmod</command> installs a loadable module in the running kernel.</para>
    72 
    73 <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools insmod_ksymoops_clean"><primary sortas="b-insmod_ksymoops_clean">insmod_ksymoops_clean</primary></indexterm>
    74 <para id="insmod_ksymoops_clean"><command>insmod_ksymoops_clean</command> deletes saved ksyms and
    75 modules not accessed for two days.</para>
    76 
    77 <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools kallsyms"><primary sortas="b-kallsyms">kallsyms</primary></indexterm>
    78 <para id="kallsyms"><command>kallsyms</command> extracts all kernel symbols for debugging.</para>
    79 
    80 <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools kernelversion"><primary sortas="b-kernelversion">kernelversion</primary></indexterm>
    81 <para id="kernelversion"><command>kernelversion</command> reports the major version of the
    82 running kernel.</para>
    83 
    84 <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools ksyms"><primary sortas="b-ksyms">ksyms</primary></indexterm>
    85 <para id="ksyms"><command>ksyms</command> displays exported kernel symbols.</para>
    86 
    87 <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools lsmod"><primary sortas="b-lsmod">lsmod</primary></indexterm>
    88 <para id="lsmod"><command>lsmod</command> shows which modules are loaded.</para>
    89 
    90 <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools modinfo"><primary sortas="b-modinfo">modinfo</primary></indexterm>
    91 <para id="modinfo"><command>modinfo</command> examines an object file associated with
    92 a kernel module and displays any information that it can glean.</para>
    93 
    94 <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools modprobe"><primary sortas="b-modprobe">modprobe</primary></indexterm>
    95 <para id="modprobe"><command>modprobe</command> uses a dependency file, created by
    96 depmod, to automatically load the relevant modules.</para>
    97 
    98 <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools rmmod"><primary sortas="b-rmmod">rmmod</primary></indexterm>
    99 <para id="rmmod"><command>rmmod</command> unloads modules from the running kernel.</para>
    100 
    101 </sect2>
    102 
    103 
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