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INSMOD(8)                           insmod                           INSMOD(8)

NAME
       insmod - Simple program to insert a module into the Linux Kernel

SYNOPSIS
       insmod [filename] [module options...]

DESCRIPTION
       insmod is a trivial program to insert a module into the kernel. Most
       users will want to use modprobe(8) instead, which is more clever and
       can handle module dependencies.

       Only the most general of error messages are reported: as the work of
       trying to link the module is now done inside the kernel, the dmesg
       usually gives more information about errors.

COPYRIGHT
       This manual page originally Copyright 2002, Rusty Russell, IBM
       Corporation. Maintained by Jon Masters and others.

SEE ALSO
       modprobe(8), rmmod(8), lsmod(8), modinfo(8) depmod(8)

AUTHORS
       Jon Masters <jcm AT jonmasters.org>
           Developer

       Lucas De Marchi <lucas.de.marchi AT gmail.com>
           Developer

kmod                              04/30/2026                         INSMOD(8)