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modprobe is a command used to add or remove modules from the kernel.

To display all available modules use:

/sbin/modprobe -l

To list all loaded modules, use:

lsmod

To show the filename of a module, use e.g.:

$ modinfo -n snd_ac97_codec
/lib/modules/2.6.18.8-0.1-default/kernel/sound/pci/ac97/snd-ac97-codec.ko

See also:

• lsmod
• modinfo
• insmod
• commands
• Debian users, see also modconf