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DEPMOD.CONF(5)							DEPMOD.CONF(5)

NAME
       depmod.conf, depmod.d - Configuration file/directory for depmod

DESCRIPTION
       The  order  in which modules are processed by the depmod command can be
       altered on a global or per-module basis. This is	 typically  useful  in
       cases  where  built-in  kernel modules are complemented by custom built
       versions of the same and the user wishes to affect the priority of pro‐
       cessing in order to override the module version supplied by the kernel.

       The  format of depmod.conf and files under depmod.d is simple: one com‐
       mand per line, with blank lines and lines starting with # ignored (use‐
       ful  for	 adding comments).  A \ at the end of a line causes it to con‐
       tinue on the next line, which makes the file a bit neater.

COMMANDS
       search subdirectory...
	      This allows you to specify the order in which  /lib/modules  (or
	      other  configured	 module	 location) subdirectories will be pro‐
	      cessed by depmod. Directories are	 listed	 in  order,  with  the
	      highest  priority	 given	to  the first listed directory and the
	      lowest to the last. The special keyword built-in refers  to  the
	      standard module directories installed by the kernel.

	      By  default,  depmod  will give a higher priority to a directory
	      with  the	 name  updates	using  this  built-in  search  string:
	      "updates	built-in"  but	more complex arrangements are possible
	      and are used in several popular distributions.

       override modulename kernelversion modulesubdirectory
	      This command allows you to override which version of a  specific
	      module  will  be used when more than one module sharing the same
	      name is processed by the depmod command. It is possible to spec‐
	      ify  one kernel or all kernels using the * wildcard.  modulesub‐
	      directory is the name of the subdirectory under /lib/modules (or
	      other module location) where the target module is installed.

	      For  example,  it	 is  possible  to  override the priority of an
	      updated test module called kmp by specifying the following  com‐
	      mand:  "override kmp * extra".  This will ensure that any match‐
	      ing module name installed under the  extra  subdirectory	within
	      /lib/modules  (or other module location) will take priority over
	      any likenamed module already provided by the kernel.

       include filename
	      Using this command, you can include other	 configuration	files,
	      or whole directories, which is occasionally useful.

COPYRIGHT
       This manual page Copyright 2006, Jon Masters, Red Hat, Inc.

			       30 September 2006		DEPMOD.CONF(5)
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