modules.dep

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modules.dep.bin

modules.dep

Module dependency information

## DESCRIPTION

The `modules.dep.bin` as generated by module-init-tools `depmod`, lists the dependencies for every module in the directories under `/lib/modules/``version`, where `modules.dep.bin` (or the human readable version `modules.dep`) is also located. It is used by utilities such as `modprobe`. The binary version will be used by default, if it was generated by a compatible version of `depmod`, with fallback to the generic `modules.dep`.

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. Maintained by Jon Masters and others.

## SEE ALSO

depmod

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modprobe

8