src/world/modules-load/man/modules-load.8

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.Dd June 1, 2016
.Dt MODULES-LOAD 8
.Os Linux
.Sh NAME
.Nm modules-load
.Nd Configure kernel modules to load at boot
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm modules-load
.Op Fl nv
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
reads files which contain kernel modules to load during boot from the list of
locations below.
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.It Fl n
dry-run mode.
This option does everything but actually insert or delete the modules.
.It Fl v
verbose mode.
Print messages about what the program is doing.
.El
.Sh FILES
Configuration files are read from the following locations:
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.It /etc/modules-load.d/*.conf
.It /run/modules-load.d/*.conf
.It /usr/lib/modules-load.d/*.conf
.El
.Pp
The configuration files should simply contain a list of kernel module names
to load, separated by newlines.
Empty lines and lines whose first non-whitespace character is # or ; are
ignored.
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Pa /etc/modules-load.d/virtio-net.conf :
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# Load virtio-net.ko at boot
virtio-net
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr modprobe 8
.Sh HISTORY
This program is a replacement for the
.Nm modules-load
utility provided by
.Nm systemd .
.Sh AUTHOR
.An Leah Neukirchen ,
.Mt leah@vuxu.org .
.Sh LICENSE
.Nm
is in the public domain.