22.6. Additional Resources

For more information on kernel modules and their utilities, refer to the following resources.

22.6.1. Installed Documentation

  • lsmod man page — description and explanation of its output.
  • insmod man page — description and list of command line options.
  • modprobe man page — description and list of command line options.
  • rmmod man page — description and list of command line options.
  • modinfo man page — description and list of command line options.
  • /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-<version>/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt — how to compile and use kernel modules. Note you must have the kernel-doc package installed to read this file.