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rmmod: Remove a module from the kernel and display verbose information.

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$ sudo rmmod --verbose ${module_name}

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This command is used to remove a kernel module from the running Linux system.

Here's what each part of the command does:

sudo: It is used to execute the following command with superuser (root) privileges. This is necessary as removing a kernel module requires administrative privileges.
rmmod: This is the command to remove a kernel module from the running Linux system.
--verbose: This option is used to display more detailed information about the removal process. It provides additional outputs to show what exactly is happening during the removal.
${module_name}: This is a placeholder indicating that you need to replace it with the actual name of the module you want to remove. You should replace ${module_name} with the appropriate module's name (e.g., usb_storage or nvme).

So, when you execute the command with the actual module name, it will remove the specified kernel module from the running system and provide verbose output to show the removal progress.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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