Linux Command Directory
This directory of Linux commands is from Linux in a Nutshell, 5th Edition.
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modinfo
modinfo [options] object-file
System administration command. Print information about kernel module object-file. Information is read from tag names in the mod-info section of the module file. By default, it will print the module's filename, description, author, license, and parameters.
Options
Separate fields with the null character instead of newlines.
Print author information.
Print module description.
Print only the value of the specified fieldname (e.g., author, license, depends, etc.).
Print usage message, then exit.
Print module license information.
Print the module's filename.
Print the module's typed parameters.
Print version number of the modinfo binary.
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