What Is Linux Module Command?
Contents the Module Command Accepts Command Line Switches as Its First Parameter. These May Be Used to Control Output Format of All Information Displayed and...
The module command accepts command line switches as its first parameter. These may be used to control output format of all information displayed and the module behavior in case of locating and interpreting module files. All switches may be entered either in short or long notation.
What is a module in Linux?
Linux modules are lumps of code that can be dynamically linked into the kernel at any point after the system has booted. They can be unlinked from the kernel and removed when they are no longer needed. Mostly Linux kernel modules are device drivers, pseudo-device drivers such as network drivers, or file-systems.
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What is the command to build the module?
The author of an external module should supply a makefile that hides most of the complexity, so one only has to type “make” to build the module. This is easily accomplished, and a complete example will be presented in section 3.
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