Kernel commands

Kernel Commands

Note, some of the following commands refer to kernel modules, which are dynamically loadable objects that the kernel uses for a variety of tasks, such as hardware drivers.


 * depmod   - Create a module dependency list.
 * insmod	- Install a module.
 * modinfo  - Display information about a module.
 * lsmod	- List installed modules.
 * modprobe - Load or list loadable modules.
 * rmmod    - Remove specified module.
 * sysctl   - Configure kernel parameters at runtime.
 * uname    - Display system information.