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NAME
depmod -- program to generate modules.dep and map files.

SYNOPSIS
depmod [-b basedir] [-e] [-F System.map] [-n] [-v] [version] [-A]

depmod [-e] [-FSystem.map] [-n] [-v] [version] [filename ...]

DESCRIPTION
Linux kernel modules can provide services (called "symbols") for other modules to use
(using EXPORT_SYMBOL in the code). If a second module uses this symbol, that second mod-
ule clearly depends on the first module. These dependencies can get quite complex.

depmod creates a list of module dependencies, by reading each module under /lib/mod-
ules/version and determining what symbols it exports, and what symbols it needs. By
default this list is written to modules.dep in the same directory. If filenames are given
on the command line, only those modules are examined (which is rarely useful, unless all
modules are listed).

If a version is provided, then that kernel version's module directory is used, rather than
the current kernel version (as returned by "uname -r").

depmod will also generate various map files in this directory, for use by the hotplug
infrastructure.

OPTIONS
-a --all Probe all modules. This option is enabled by default if no file names are given
in the command-line.

-A --quick
This option scans to see if any modules are newer than the modules.dep file
before any work is done: if not, it silently exits rather than regenerating the
files.

-b basedir --basedir basedir
If your modules are not currently in the (normal) directory /lib/modules/ver-
sion, but in a staging area, you can specify a basedir which is prepended to the
directory name. This basedir is stripped from the resulting modules.dep file,
so it is ready to be moved into the normal location.

-C --config file or directory
This option overrides the default configuration file (/etc/depmod.conf or
/etc/depmod.d/ if that is not found).

-e --errsyms
When combined with the -F option, this reports any symbols which a module needs
which are not supplied by other modules or the kernel. Normally, any symbols
not provided by modules are assumed to be provided by the kernel (which should
be true in a perfect world).

-F --filesyms System.map
Supplied with the System.map produced when the kernel was built, this allows the
-e option to report unresolved symbols.

-h --help Print the help message, and exit.

-n --dry-run
This sends the resulting modules.dep, then the various map files, to standard
output, rather than writing them into the module directory.

-v --verbose
In verbose mode depmod will print (to stdout) all the symbols each module
depends on and the module's file name which provides that symbol.

-V --version
Show version of program, and exit. See below for caveats when run on older ker-
nels.

BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY
This version of depmod is for kernels 2.5.48 and above. If it detects a kernel with sup-
port for old-style modules, or the version specified is before 2.5.48, it will attempt to
run depmod.old in its place, so it is completely transparent to the user.

SEE ALSO
modprobe(8), modules.dep(5), depmod.old(8)

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