Name
modinfo
Synopsis
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
- −0, --null
Separate fields with the null character instead of newlines.
- -F fieldname, --field fieldname
Print only the value of the specified fieldname (e.g., author, license, depends, etc.).
- -h, --help
Print usage message, then exit.
- -k kernel
Specify kernel to use (e.g., a kernel other than the running kernel).
- -V, --version
Print version number of the module.
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