MODSTAT(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 						MODSTAT(8)

NAME

     modstat -- display status of loaded kernel modules

SYNOPSIS

     modstat [-n] [name]

DESCRIPTION

     The modstat utility displays the status of any kernel modules present in the kernel.

     The options are as follows:

     -n name
	     Display the status of only the module with this name.  Please note that -n is optional.

     In addition to listing the currently loaded modules' name, the information reported by modstat includes:

     CLASS     Module class, such as "vfs", "driver", "exec", "misc" or "secmodel".

     SOURCE    Where the module was loaded from.  "builtin" indicates that the module was built into the running kernel.  "boot" indicates that
	       the module was loaded during system bootstrap.  "filesys" indicates that the module was loaded from the file system.

     SIZE      Size of the module in bytes.

     REFS      Number of references held on the module.  Disabled builtin modules will show a count of -1 here.

     REQUIRES  Additional modules that must be present.

EXIT STATUS

     The modstat utility exits with a status of 0 on success and with a nonzero status if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO

     module(7), modload(8), modunload(8)

HISTORY

     The modstat command was designed to be similar in functionality to the corresponding command in SunOS 4.1.3.

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								  August 2, 2011							       BSD