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1 .Dd February 2, 2015
2 .Dt RMMOD 8
3 .Os ubase
4 .Sh NAME
5 .Nm rmmod
6 .Nd remove a module from the Linux kernel
7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
8 .Nm
9 .Op Fl fw
10 .Ar module...
11 .Sh DESCRIPTION
12 .Nm
13 removes one or more modules from the kernel.
14 .Sh OPTIONS
15 .Bl -tag -width Ds
16 .It Fl f
17 This option can be extremely dangerous: it has no effect unless
18 CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD was set when the kernel was compiled.
19 With this option, you can remove modules which are being used, or
20 which are not designed to be removed, or have been marked as unsafe.
21 .It Fl w
22 Normally,
23 .Nm
24 will refuse to unload modules which are in
25 use. With this option,
26 .Nm
27 will isolate the module, and wait until the module is no longer used. Noone
28 new will be able to use the module, but it's up to you to make sure the
29 current users eventually finish with it.
30 .El
31 .Sh SEE ALSO
32 .Xr insmod 8 ,
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