depmod

Generate modules.dep and map files for Linux kernel modules. tldr-pages

On Linux

Linux

Generate dependency and map files for the current kernel

Generate dependency and map files in a specified directory

depmod --outdir path/to/directoryIdentify

Generate dependency and map files for a specific kernel version

depmod kernel_versionIdentify

Examine a specific module instead of all modules

depmod kernel_version /path/to/module.koIdentify

Use an alternative root filesystem directory

depmod --basedir path/to/root_directoryIdentify

Write dependency information to stdout instead of writing to files

depmod --dry-runIdentify