modprobe -r or rmmod

rosv · 07-20-2009, 07:21 AM

Hi,
Will modprobe -r modulename and rmmod modulename accomplish the same thing?

If not, what command should be used under what circumstances?

Thanx

zhjim · 07-20-2009, 07:46 AM

Straight from the man(ual) rmmod

Quote:

DESCRIPTION
rmmod is a trivial program to remove a module from the kernel. Most users will want to use modprobe(8) instead, with the -r option.

And when reading up on man modprobe the only diffrence not mentioned for rmmod is that no longer modules are not removed.

Cheers Zhjim

PresGas · 07-20-2009, 10:39 AM

To clarify language from zhjim, rmmod will not remove unused, dependent modules that were used. In short, modprobe does dependency checking like a package manager.