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<refentry>
  <refentryinfo>
    <address>
      <email>jcm@jonmasters.org</email>
    </address>
    <author>
      <firstname>Jon</firstname>
      <surname>Masters</surname>
    </author>
    <date>2010-03-01</date>
  </refentryinfo>
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>modules.dep</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>
  <refnamediv>
    <refname>modules.dep.bin</refname><refname>modules.dep</refname> <refpurpose>Module dependency information</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  <refsect1>
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>

    <para>
      The <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> as generated by
      module-init-tools <command>depmod</command>, lists the
      dependencies for every module in the directories under
      <filename>/lib/modules/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable>,
      where <filename>modules.dep.bin</filename> (or the human readable
      version <filename>modules.dep</filename>) is also located. It is
      used by utilities such as <command>modprobe</command>. The
      binary version will be used by default, if it was generated by
      a compatible version of <command>depmod</command>, with fallback
      to the generic <filename>modules.dep</filename>.
    </para>
    <para>
      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
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modinfo</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> command to obtain information about modules in a future
      proof and compatible fashion rather than touching these files.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1>
    <title>COPYRIGHT</title>
    <para>
      This manual page originally Copyright 2002, Rusty Russell, IBM
      Corporation. Maintained by Jon Masters and others.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>

    <para>
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>depmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>modprobe</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
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