lsmod command not working

yashfire007 · 03-07-2013, 08:03 AM

Dear all,

When i trying to user #lsmod /proc/modules it is showing as below
#lsmod /proc/modules
Usage: lsmod

Please suggest me what have to be done.

druuna · 03-07-2013, 08:05 AM

You are mixing up two different things.

It is lsmod or cat /proc/modules

camorri · 03-07-2013, 08:07 AM

Just type 'lsmod' without the quotes. The program knows to format the contents of /proc/modules ; you don't need to specify that.

yashfire007 · 03-07-2013, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camorri

Just type 'lsmod' without the quotes. The program knows to format the contents of /proc/modules ; you don't need to specify that.

No i am just typed as lsmod /proc/modules

camorri · 03-07-2013, 09:11 AM

Quote:

No i am just typed as lsmod /proc/modules

Please explain what you are trying to do. I don't understand your comment.

yashfire007 · 03-07-2013, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camorri

Please explain what you are trying to do. I don't understand your comment.

i want to read the file /proc/modules.
I used cat /proc/modules, but it is little hard to understand the contents.
So i used to read by the command lsmod /proc/modules which displays in an understandable mode..

druuna · 03-07-2013, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yashfire007

i want to read the file /proc/modules.
I used cat /proc/modules, but it is little hard to understand the contents.
So i used to read by the command lsmod /proc/modules which displays in an understandable mode..

You cannot use lsmod to show the content of /proc/modules. It (lsmod) already looks at /proc/modules, no need to specify the file.

I.e. (as shown above): lsmod (nothing more, nothing less).

yashfire007 · 03-07-2013, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by druuna

You cannot use lsmod to show the content of /proc/modules. It (lsmod) already looks at /proc/modules, no need to specify the file.

I.e. (as shown above): lsmod (nothing more, nothing less).

Thank you for your reply..
Now i got clarified..