@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ rather than the current kernel version (as returned by *uname -r*).
than running *depmod* again later.
*-o* _outdir_, *--outdir* _outdir_
- Set the output directory where depmod will store any generated file.
- _ outdir_ serves as a root to that location, similar to how _basedir_ is
+ Set the output directory where *depmod* will store any generated file.
+ _outdir_ serves as a root to that location, similar to how _basedir_ is
used. Also this setting takes precedence and if used together with
_basedir_ it will result in the input being that directory, but the output
being the one set by _outdir_.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ override _modulename_ _kernelversion_ _modulesubdirectory_
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 *depmod* command. It is possible to specify one kernel
- or all kernels using the \* wildcard. _ modulesubdirectory_ is the name
+ or all kernels using the \* wildcard. _modulesubdirectory_ is the name
of the subdirectory under @MODULE_DIRECTORY@ (or other module location)
where the target module is installed.
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ modprobe - Add and remove modules from the Linux Kernel
# SYNOPSIS
-*modprobe* [*-v*] [*-V*] [*-C *_config-file_] [*-n*] [*-i*] [*-q*] [*-b*] [_modulename_]
+*modprobe* [*-v*] [*-V*] [*-C* _config-file_] [*-n*] [*-i*] [*-q*] [*-b*] [_modulename_]
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[_module parameters_...]
*modprobe* [*-r*] [*-v*] [*-n*] [*-i*] [_modulename_...]
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ modprobe - Add and remove modules from the Linux Kernel
*modprobe* intelligently adds or removes a module from the Linux kernel: note
that for convenience, there is no difference between \_ and - in module names
-(automatic underscore conversion is performed). * modprobe* looks in the module
+(automatic underscore conversion is performed). *modprobe* looks in the module
directory @DISTCONFDIR@/`uname -r` for all the modules and other files, except
for the optional configuration files in the /etc/modprobe.d directory (see
-*modprobe.d*(5)). * modprobe* will also use module options specified on the
+*modprobe.d*(5)). *modprobe* will also use module options specified on the
kernel command line in the form of <module>.<option> and blacklists in the form
of modprobe.blacklist=<module>.
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ database.
itself. This produces a (possibly empty) set of module filenames, one
per line, each starting with "insmod" and is typically used by
distributions to determine which modules to include when generating
- initrd/initramfs images. * Install* commands which apply are shown
+ initrd/initramfs images. *Install* commands which apply are shown
prefixed by "install". It does not run any of the install commands. Note
that *modinfo*(8) can be used to extract dependencies of a module from the
module itself, but knows nothing of aliases or install commands.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ install _modulename_ _command..._
options _modulename_ _option..._
This command allows you to add options to the module _modulename_ (which
might be an alias) every time it is inserted into the kernel: whether
- directly (using *modprobe* _ modulename_) or because the module being
+ directly (using *modprobe* _modulename_) or because the module being
inserted depends on this module.
All options are added together: they can come from an *option* for the
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ remove _modulename_ _command..._
softdep _modulename_ pre: _modules..._ post: _modules..._
The *softdep* command allows you to specify soft, or optional, module
- dependencies. _ modulename_ can be used without these optional modules
+ dependencies. _modulename_ can be used without these optional modules
installed, but usually with some features missing. For example, a driver
for a storage HBA might require another module be loaded in order to use
management features.