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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!--*-nxml-*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<refentry id="depmod.d">
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>depmod.d</title>
+ <productname>kmod</productname>
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+ <firstname>Jon</firstname>
+ <surname>Masters</surname>
+ <email>jcm@jonmasters.org</email>
+ </author>
+ <author>
+ <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+ <firstname>Robby</firstname>
+ <surname>Workman</surname>
+ <email>rworkman@slackware.com</email>
+ </author>
+ <author>
+ <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+ <firstname>Lucas</firstname>
+ <surname>De Marchi</surname>
+ <email>lucas.de.marchi@gmail.com</email>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>depmod.d</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>depmod.d</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Configuration directory for depmod</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <para><filename>/lib/depmod.d/*.conf</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>@DISTCONFDIR@/depmod.d/*.conf</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>/usr/local/lib/depmod.d/*.conf</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>/run/depmod.d/*.conf</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>/etc/depmod.d/*.conf</filename></para>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+ <para>The order in which modules are processed by the
+ <command>depmod</command> 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 processing in
+ order to override the module version supplied by the kernel.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The format of files under <filename>depmod.d</filename> is simple: one
+ command per line, with blank lines and lines starting with '#'
+ ignored (useful for adding comments). A '\' at the end of a line
+ causes it to continue on the next line, which makes the files a
+ bit neater.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>COMMANDS</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>search <replaceable>subdirectory...</replaceable>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This allows you to specify the order in which @MODULE_DIRECTORY@
+ (or other configured module location) subdirectories will
+ be processed by <command>depmod</command>. Directories are
+ listed in order, with the highest priority given to the
+ first listed directory and the lowest priority given to the last
+ directory listed. The special keyword <command>built-in</command>
+ refers to the standard module directories installed by the kernel.
+ Another special keyword <command>external</command> refers to the
+ list of external directories, defined by the
+ <command>external</command> command.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ By default, depmod will give a higher priority to
+ a directory with the name <command>updates</command>
+ using this built-in search string: "updates built-in"
+ but more complex arrangements are possible and are
+ used in several popular distributions.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>override <replaceable>modulename</replaceable> <replaceable>kernelversion</replaceable> <replaceable>modulesubdirectory</replaceable>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ 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
+ <command>depmod</command> command. It is possible to
+ specify one kernel or all kernels using the * wildcard.
+ <replaceable>modulesubdirectory</replaceable> is the
+ name of the subdirectory under @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other
+ module location) where the target module is installed.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For example, it is possible to override the priority of
+ an updated test module called <command>kmod</command> by
+ specifying the following command: "override kmod * extra".
+ This will ensure that any matching module name installed
+ under the <command>extra</command> subdirectory within
+ @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other module location) will take priority
+ over any likenamed module already provided by the kernel.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>external <replaceable>kernelversion</replaceable>
+ <replaceable>absolutemodulesdirectory...</replaceable>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This specifies a list of directories, which will be checked
+ according to the priorities in the <command>search</command>
+ command. The order matters also, the first directory has the higher
+ priority.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <replaceable>kernelversion</replaceable> is a POSIX regular
+ expression or * wildcard, like in the <command>override</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>exclude <replaceable>excludedir</replaceable>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This specifies the trailing directories that will be excluded
+ during the search for kernel modules.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <replaceable>excludedir</replaceable> is the trailing directory
+ to exclude
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1><title>COPYRIGHT</title>
+ <para>
+ This manual page Copyright 2006-2010, Jon Masters, Red Hat, Inc.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>depmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>