# man > lsmod(8)

[_LSMOD_(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/LSMOD/8/markdown)                                        lsmod                                       [_LSMOD_(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/LSMOD/8/markdown)

## NAME
       lsmod - Show the status of modules in the Linux Kernel

## SYNOPSIS


### lsmod

## DESCRIPTION
       **lsmod **is a trivial program which nicely formats the contents of the /proc/modules, showing
       what kernel modules are currently loaded.

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

## SEE ALSO
       [**insmod**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/insmod/8/markdown), [**modprobe**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/modprobe/8/markdown), [**modinfo**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/modinfo/8/markdown) [**depmod**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/depmod/8/markdown)

## AUTHORS
       **Jon Masters **<<jcm@jonmasters.org>>
           Developer

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

kmod                                         04/30/2026                                     [_LSMOD_(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/LSMOD/8/markdown)