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Make it clear that the .ko extention of a module to be loaded

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is optional.

PR:		docs/85356
Submitted by:	Julien Gabel <jpeg@thilelli.net>
MFC after:	3 days
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Giorgos Keramidas 2005-08-27 22:25:51 +00:00
parent 9e982c116f
commit fc3643bb24
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
svn path=/head/; revision=149536
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@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ utility loads
into the kernel using the kernel linker.
Note that if multiple modules are specified then an attempt will
be made to load them all, even if some fail.
The
.Pa .ko
extension name is not mandatory when loading a given module
using
.Nm .
It doesn't hurt to specify it though.
.Pp
The following option is available:
.Bl -tag -width indent
@ -59,9 +65,10 @@ Modules must have an extension of
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std
.Sh AUTOMATICALLY LOADING MODULES
Some modules (ipfw, ipf, etc.) may be automatically loaded at boot
time by having their operation enabled in
.Xr rc.conf 5 .
Some modules (lomac, pf, ipfw, ipf, etc.) may be automatically loaded at boot
time when the corresponding
.Xr rc.conf 5
statement is used.
Modules may also be auto-loaded through their addition to
.Xr loader.conf 5 .
.Sh SEE ALSO