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.\"    Author: Jon Masters <jcm@jonmasters.org>
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.\"      Date: 12/26/2016
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.TH "INSMOD" "8" "12/26/2016" "kmod" "insmod"
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.SH "NAME"
insmod \- Simple program to insert a module into the Linux Kernel
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBinsmod\fR\ 'u
\fBinsmod\fR [\fIfilename\fR] [\fImodule\ options\fR...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBinsmod\fR
is a trivial program to insert a module into the kernel\&. Most users will want to use
\fBmodprobe\fR(8)
instead, which is more clever and can handle module dependencies\&.
.PP
Only the most general of error messages are reported: as the work of trying to link the module is now done inside the kernel, the
\fBdmesg\fR
usually gives more information about errors\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.PP
This manual page originally Copyright 2002, Rusty Russell, IBM Corporation\&. Maintained by Jon Masters and others\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBmodprobe\fR(8),
\fBrmmod\fR(8),
\fBlsmod\fR(8),
\fBmodinfo\fR(8)
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
\fBJon Masters\fR <\&jcm@jonmasters\&.org\&>
.RS 4
Developer
.RE
.PP
\fBLucas De Marchi\fR <\&lucas\&.de\&.marchi@gmail\&.com\&>
.RS 4
Developer
.RE