lsmod command in Linux with Examples (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 23 May, 2019

lsmod command is used to display the status of modules in the Linux kernel. It results in a list of loaded modules. lsmod is a trivial program which nicely formats the contents of the /proc/modules, showing what kernel modules are currently loaded.Syntax:

lsmod

Example: Run lsmod at the command line to list all active kernel modules.

lsmod

Output: Output Format: There are three columns in output.

• First, column is used for 'Name' of the module file. Or you can say
  Name = Module file name - Module file extension(eg .o or .ko)
• Second, column is used for 'size' of the module in Bytes.
• The third column in output is for 'used by'. It is basically used to display the number of instances of the module which are used.