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modules.dep(5)							File Formats Manual						    modules.dep(5)

NAME
       modules.dep.bin, modules.depmodules.dep -- Module dependency information

DESCRIPTION
       The  modules.dep.bin  as  generated by module-init-tools depmod, lists the dependencies for every module in the directories under /lib/mod-
       ules/version, where modules.dep.bin (or the human readable version modules.dep) is also located. It is used by utilities such as  modprobe.
       The  binary  version  will  be  used  by  default, if it was generated by a compatible version of depmod, with fallback to the generic mod-
       ules.dep.

       These files are not intended for editing or use by any additional utilities as their format is subject to change in the future. You  should
       use the modinfo(8) command to obtain information about modules in a future proof and compatible fashion rather than touching these files.

COPYRIGHT
       This manual page originally Copyright 2002, Rusty Russell, IBM Corporation. Maintained by Jon Masters and others.

SEE ALSO
       depmod(8), modprobe(8)

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