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Dynamically load modules into the Linux Kernel.

Insert a kernel module into the Linux kernel
sudo insmod {{path/to/module.ko}}

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)