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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
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<refentry id="depmod.d">
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<refentryinfo>
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<title>depmod.d</title>
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<productname>kmod</productname>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<contrib>Developer</contrib>
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<firstname>Jon</firstname>
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<surname>Masters</surname>
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<email>jcm@jonmasters.org</email>
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</author>
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<author>
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<contrib>Developer</contrib>
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<firstname>Robby</firstname>
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<surname>Workman</surname>
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<email>rworkman@slackware.com</email>
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</author>
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<author>
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<contrib>Developer</contrib>
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<firstname>Lucas</firstname>
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<surname>De Marchi</surname>
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<email>lucas.de.marchi@gmail.com</email>
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</author>
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</authorgroup>
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</refentryinfo>
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>depmod.d</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>depmod.d</refname>
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<refpurpose>Configuration directory for depmod</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<para><filename>/usr/lib/depmod.d/*.conf</filename></para>
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<para><filename>/etc/depmod.d/*.conf</filename></para>
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<para><filename>/run/depmod.d/*.conf</filename></para>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<para>The order in which modules are processed by the
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<command>depmod</command> command can be altered on a global or
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per-module basis. This is typically useful in cases where built-in
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kernel modules are complemented by custom built versions of the
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same and the user wishes to affect the priority of processing in
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order to override the module version supplied by the kernel.
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</para>
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<para>
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The format of files under <filename>depmod.d</filename> is simple: one
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command per line, with blank lines and lines starting with '#'
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ignored (useful for adding comments). A '\' at the end of a line
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causes it to continue on the next line, which makes the files a
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bit neater.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>COMMANDS</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>search <replaceable>subdirectory...</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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This allows you to specify the order in which /lib/modules
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(or other configured module location) subdirectories will
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be processed by <command>depmod</command>. Directories are
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listed in order, with the highest priority given to the
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first listed directory and the lowest priority given to the last
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directory listed. The special keyword <command>built-in</command>
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refers to the standard module directories installed by the kernel.
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Another special keyword <command>external</command> refers to the
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list of external directories, defined by the
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<command>external</command> command.
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</para>
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<para>
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By default, depmod will give a higher priority to
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a directory with the name <command>updates</command>
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using this built-in search string: "updates built-in"
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but more complex arrangements are possible and are
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used in several popular distributions.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>override <replaceable>modulename</replaceable> <replaceable>kernelversion</replaceable> <replaceable>modulesubdirectory</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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This command allows you to override which version of a
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specific module will be used when more than one module
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sharing the same name is processed by the
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<command>depmod</command> command. It is possible to
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specify one kernel or all kernels using the * wildcard.
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<replaceable>modulesubdirectory</replaceable> is the
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name of the subdirectory under /lib/modules (or other
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module location) where the target module is installed.
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</para>
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<para>
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For example, it is possible to override the priority of
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an updated test module called <command>kmod</command> by
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specifying the following command: "override kmod * extra".
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This will ensure that any matching module name installed
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under the <command>extra</command> subdirectory within
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/lib/modules (or other module location) will take priority
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over any likenamed module already provided by the kernel.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>external <replaceable>kernelversion</replaceable>
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<replaceable>absolutemodulesdirectory...</replaceable>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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This specifies a list of directories, which will be checked
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according to the priorities in the <command>search</command>
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command. The order matters also, the first directory has the higher
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priority.
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</para>
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<para>
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The <replaceable>kernelversion</replaceable> is a POSIX regular
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expression or * wildcard, like in the <command>override</command>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1><title>COPYRIGHT</title>
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<para>
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This manual page Copyright 2006-2010, Jon Masters, Red Hat, Inc.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
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<para>
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>depmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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