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  13   <refentryinfo>
  14     <address>
  15       <email>jcm@jonmasters.org</email>
  16     </address>
  17     <author>
  18       <firstname>Jon</firstname>
  19       <surname>Masters</surname>
  20     </author>
  21     <date>2010-03-01</date>
  22   </refentryinfo>
  23   <refmeta>
  24     <refentrytitle>modules.dep</refentrytitle>
  25     <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
  26   </refmeta>
  27   <refnamediv>
  28     <refname>modules.dep.bin</refname><refname>modules.dep</refname> <refpurpose>Module dependency information</refpurpose>
  29   </refnamediv>
  30   <refsect1>
  31     <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  32
  33     <para>
  34       The <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> as generated by
  35       module-init-tools <command>depmod</command>, lists the
  36       dependencies for every module in the directories under
  37       <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>,
  38       where <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> (or the human readable
  39       version <filename>modules.dep</filename>) is also located. It is
  40       used by utilities such as <command>modprobe</command>. The
  41       binary version will be used by default, if it was generated by
  42       a compatible version of <command>depmod</command>, with fallback
  43       to the generic <filename>modules.dep</filename>.
  44     </para>
  45     <para>
  46       These files are not intended for editing or use by any additional
  47       utilities as their format is subject to change in the future. You
  48       should use the
  49       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modinfo</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> command to obtain information about modules in a future
  50       proof and compatible fashion rather than touching these files.
  51     </para>
  52   </refsect1>
  53   <refsect1>
  54     <title>COPYRIGHT</title>
  55     <para>
  56       This manual page originally Copyright 2002, Rusty Russell, IBM
  57       Corporation. Maintained by Jon Masters and others.
  58     </para>
  59   </refsect1>
  60   <refsect1>
  61     <title>SEE ALSO</title>
  62
  63     <para>
  64       <citerefentry>
  65         <refentrytitle>depmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  66       </citerefentry>,
  67       <citerefentry>
  68         <refentrytitle>modprobe</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  69       </citerefentry>
  70     </para>
  71   </refsect1>
  72 </refentry>
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