MODULES.DEP(5) "kmod" "modules.dep"

# NAME

modules.dep, modules.dep.bin - Module dependency information

# SYNOPSIS

@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/modules.dep

@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/modules.dep.bin

# DESCRIPTION

*modules.dep.bin* is a binary file generated by *depmod* listing the
dependencies for every module in the directories under
@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/_version_. It is used by *kmod* tools such as *modprobe* and
libkmod.

Its text counterpart is located in the same directory with the name
*modules.dep*. The text version is maintained only for easy of reading by humans
and is in no way used by any *kmod* tool.

These files are not intended for editing or use by any additional utilities as
their format is subject to change in the future. You should use the *modinfo*(8)
command to obtain information about modules in a future proof and compatible
fashion rather than touching these files.

# COPYRIGHT

This manual page originally Copyright 2002, Rusty Russell, IBM Corporation.

# SEE ALSO

*depmod*(8), *modprobe*(8)

# AUTHORS

Numerous contributions have come from the linux-modules mailing list
<linux-modules@vger.kernel.org> and Github. If you have a clone of kmod.git
itself, the output of *git-shortlog*(1) and *git-blame*(1) can show you the
authors for specific parts of the project.

*Lucas De Marchi* <lucas.de.marchi@gmail.com> is the current maintainer of the
project.