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/usr/bin/rmmod

Linux kernel module management utilities

From kmod 34.3-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running rmmod --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage:
	rmmod [options] [list of modulenames]
Options:
	-f, --force       DANGEROUS: forces a module unload and may
	                  crash your machine
	-s, --syslog      print to syslog, not stderr
	-v, --verbose     enables more messages
	-V, --version     show version
	-h, --help        show this help
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-f, --forceThis option can be extremely dangerous: it has no effect unless CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD was set when the kernel was compiled.help + man
-s, --syslogSend errors to syslog instead of standard error.help + man
-v, --verbosePrint messages about what the program is doing.help + man
-V, --versionShow version of program and exit.help + man
-h, --helpPrint the help message and exit.help + man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.