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6.46.2. Contents of Kmod
Installed programs: depmod (link to kmod), insmod (link to kmod), kmod, lsmod (link to kmod), modinfo (link to kmod), modprobe (link to kmod), and rmmod (link to kmod)
Installed library: libkmod.so
Short Descriptions
depmod Creates a dependency file based on the symbols it finds in the existing set of modules; this dependency file is used by modprobe to automatically load the required modules
insmod Installs a loadable module in the running kernel
kmod Loads and unloads kernel modules
lsmod Lists currently loaded modules
modinfo Examines an object file associated with a kernel module and displays any information that it can glean
modprobe Uses a dependency file, created by depmod, to automatically load relevant modules
rmmod Unloads modules from the running kernel
libkmod This library is used by other programs to load and unload kernel modules