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MODINFO (8)

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 information that it can glean.

    -a , --author

      Display the module's author.

    -d , --description

      Display the module's description.

    -f format_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.

    -p , --parameters

      Display the typed parameters that a module may support.

    -h , --help

      Display a small usage screen.

    -V , --version

      Display the version of modinfo .

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