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diff --git a/man/modinfo.xml b/man/modinfo.xml deleted file mode 100644 index b6c4d60..0000000 --- a/man/modinfo.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,201 +0,0 @@ -<?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="modinfo"> - <refentryinfo> - <title>modinfo</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>Lucas</firstname> - <surname>De Marchi</surname> - <email>lucas.de.marchi@gmail.com</email> - </author> - </authorgroup> - </refentryinfo> - - <refmeta> - <refentrytitle>modinfo</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> - </refmeta> - - <refnamediv> - <refname>modinfo</refname> - <refpurpose>Show information about a Linux Kernel module</refpurpose> - </refnamediv> - - <refsynopsisdiv> - <cmdsynopsis> - <command>modinfo</command> - <arg><option>-0</option></arg> - <arg><option>-F <replaceable>field</replaceable></option></arg> - <arg><option>-k <replaceable>kernel</replaceable></option></arg> - <arg rep='repeat'>modulename|filename</arg> - </cmdsynopsis> - <cmdsynopsis> - <command>modinfo -V</command> - </cmdsynopsis> - <cmdsynopsis> - <command>modinfo -h</command> - </cmdsynopsis> - </refsynopsisdiv> - - <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title> - <para> - <command>modinfo</command> extracts information from the Linux Kernel - modules given on the command line. If the module name is not a filename, - then the - <filename>@MODULE_DIRECTORY@/</filename><replaceable>version</replaceable> - directory is searched, as is also done by - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modprobe</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> - when loading kernel modules. - </para> - <para> - <command>modinfo</command> by default lists each attribute of the module - in form <replaceable>fieldname</replaceable> : - <replaceable>value</replaceable>, for easy reading. The filename is - listed the same way (although it's not really an attribute). - </para> - <para> - This version of <command>modinfo</command> can understand modules of any - Linux Kernel architecture. - </para> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1><title>OPTIONS</title> - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>-V</option> - </term> - <term> - <option>--version</option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Print the modinfo version. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>-F</option> - </term> - <term> - <option>--field</option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Only print this field value, one per line. This is most useful for - scripts. Field names are case-insensitive. Common fields (which - may not be in every module) include <literal>author</literal>, - <literal>description</literal>, <literal>license</literal>, - <literal>parm</literal>, <literal>depends</literal>, and - <literal>alias</literal>. There are often multiple - <literal>parm</literal>, <literal>alias</literal> and - <literal>depends</literal> fields. The special field - <literal>filename</literal> lists the filename of the module. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>-b <replaceable>basedir</replaceable></option> - </term> - <term> - <option>--basedir <replaceable>basedir</replaceable></option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Root directory for modules, <filename>/</filename> by default. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>-k <replaceable>kernel</replaceable></option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Provide information about a kernel other than the running one. This - is particularly useful for distributions needing to extract - information from a newly installed (but not yet running) set of - kernel modules. For example, you wish to find which firmware files - are needed by various modules in a new kernel for which you must - make an initrd/initramfs image prior to booting. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>-0</option> - </term> - <term> - <option>--null</option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - Use the ASCII zero character to separate field values, instead of a - new line. This is useful for scripts, since a new line can - theoretically appear inside a field. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term> - <option>-a</option> - <option>--author</option> - </term> - <term> - <option>-d</option> - <option>--description</option> - </term> - <term> - <option>-l</option> - <option>--license</option> - </term> - <term> - <option>-p</option> - <option>--parameters</option> - </term> - <term> - <option>-n</option> - <option>--filename</option> - </term> - <listitem> - <para> - These are shortcuts for the <option>--field</option> flag's - <literal>author</literal>, <literal>description</literal>, - <literal>license</literal>, <literal>parm</literal> and - <literal>filename</literal> arguments, to ease the transition - from the old modutils <command>modinfo</command>. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1><title>COPYRIGHT</title> - <para> - This manual page originally Copyright 2003, Rusty Russell, IBM - Corporation. Maintained by Jon Masters and others. - </para> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title> - <para> - <citerefentry> - <refentrytitle>modprobe</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum> - </citerefentry> - </para> - </refsect1> -</refentry> |