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modinfo — Extract information about a Linux kernel module. See also: `kmod`. More information: <https://manned

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Problem

How to use the modinfo command: Extract information about a Linux kernel module. See also: kmod. More information: <https://manned.org/modinfo>.

Solution

modinfo — Extract information about a Linux kernel module. See also: kmod. More information: <https://manned.org/modinfo>.

List all attributes of a kernel module:

modinfo {{kernel_module}}

List the specified attribute only:

modinfo {{[-F|--field]}} {{author|description|license|parm|filename|version|...}} {{kernel_module}}

Code Snippets

List all attributes of a kernel module

modinfo {{kernel_module}}

List the specified attribute only

modinfo {{[-F|--field]}} {{author|description|license|parm|filename|version|...}} {{kernel_module}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/modinfo

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