Lsmod command
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A command line program available on most Linux platforms; used to display a list of loaded modules.
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Usage Syntax
lsmod
Usage Examples
lsmod
Usage Notes
The format is name, size, use count, list of referring modules. The information displayed is identical to that available from /proc/modules
If the module controls its own unloading via a can_unload routine then the user count displayed by lsmod is always -1, irrespective of the real use count
Linux Usage Notes
With most Linux or Unix commands;
- Brief help can be displayed using the option/keyword: -h or --help, for example: chmod --help
- A full command manual can be displayed using the man command followed by the command name, for example: man chmod
- Sometimes 'info' pages are used instead of or to provide more information than man pages; for example: info chmod
- Version information can be display using the option/keyword: -v or --version, for example: chmod --version
Typical Output
Module Size Used by Tainted: P subdomain 75108 1 commoncap 4824 0 [subdomain] nfs 93372 0 (unused) lockd 59568 0 [nfs] sunrpc 86588 0 [nfs lockd] smbfs 44464 0 (unused) lasthop 24832 0 (unused) vnic 24308 4 nvram 7596 0 (unused) i2c-dev 4672 2 i2c-i801 5880 2 ipv6 274208 -1 (autoclean) keybdev 2976 0 (unused) mousedev 5720 0 (unused) hid 21700 0 (unused) input 6048 0 [keybdev mousedev hid]
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