debian man page for modules

MODULES(5)							File Formats Manual							MODULES(5)

NAME
       /etc/modules - kernel modules to load at boot time

DESCRIPTION
       The  /etc/modules file contains the names of kernel modules that are to be loaded at boot time, one per line. Arguments can be given in the
       same line as the module name. Lines beginning with a '#' are ignored.

SEE ALSO
       depmod(8) modprobe(8) modprobe.conf(5)

Debian GNU/Linux						    Version 1.2 							MODULES(5)