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| .TH "INSMOD" "8" "2010-03-01" "" "" |
| .SH NAME |
| insmod \- simple program to insert a module into the Linux Kernel |
| .SH SYNOPSIS |
| .sp |
| \fBinsmod\fR [ \fB\fIfilename\fB\fR ] [ \fB\fImodule options\fB\fR\fI...\fR ] |
| .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
| .PP |
| \fBinsmod\fR is a trivial program to insert a |
| module into the kernel: if the |
| \fIfilename\fR is a hyphen, the module is |
| taken from standard input. Most users will want to use |
| \fBmodprobe\fR(8) instead, which is |
| more clever and can handle module dependencies. |
| .PP |
| Only the most general of error messages are reported: as the |
| work of trying to link the module is now done inside the kernel, |
| the \fBdmesg\fR usually gives more information |
| about errors. |
| .SH "COPYRIGHT" |
| .PP |
| This manual page originally Copyright 2002, Rusty Russell, IBM |
| Corporation. Maintained by Jon Masters and others. |
| .SH "SEE ALSO" |
| .PP |
| \fBmodprobe\fR(8), |
| \fBrmmod\fR(8), |
| \fBlsmod\fR(8) |
| \fBmodinfo\fR(8) |
