lsmod is a command on

Linux Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, which i ...

systems. It shows which

loadable kernel module In computing, a loadable kernel module (LKM) is an object file that contains code to extend the running kernel, or so-called ''base kernel'', of an operating system. LKMs are typically used to add support for new hardware (as device drivers) and ...

s are currently loaded. An example terminal print after running lsmod command: Module Size Used by af_packet 27392 2 8139too 30592 0 snd_cs46xx 96872 3 snd_pcm_oss 55808 1 snd_mixer_oss 21760 2 snd_pcm_oss ip6table_filter 7424 1 ip6_tables 19728 1 ip6table_filter

ipv6 Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP), the communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet. I ...

290404 22 xfs 568384 4 sis900 18052 5 libata 169920 1 pata_sis scsi_mod 158316 3 usb_storage,sd_mod,libata usbcore 155312 6 ohci_hcd, usb_storage, usbhid "Module" denotes the name of the module. "Size" denotes the size of the module (not memory used) in Bytes. "Used by" shows that number of times the module is currently in use by running programs. Next to this is a list of other modules which refer to this one. The "Used by" list is sometimes incomplete. If the module controls its own unloading via a can_unload routine then the use count displayed by lsmod is always -1, irrespective of the real use count.

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Linux kernel-related software {{linux-stub

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