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26.Dd March 21, 2015
27.Dt MODULES.CONF 5
28.Os
29.Sh NAME
30.Nm modules.conf
31.Nd Kernel module config file
32.Sh DESCRIPTION
33The
34.Nm
35file is read by the
36.Pa modules
37rc.d script during system start-up to load modules at boot,
38before the system security level is raised.
39.Ss FILE FORMAT
40Lines starting with a hash
41.Pq Sq #
42and empty lines are ignored.
43All other lines are passed to
44.Xr modload 8 .
45.Sh FILES
46.Bl -tag -width XXetcXmodulesXconfXX
47.It Pa /etc/modules.conf
48The
49.Nm
50configuration file resides in
51.Pa /etc .
52.It Pa /etc/rc.d/modules
53.Xr rc.d 8
54script that parses
55.Nm .
56.El
57.Sh SEE ALSO
58.Xr modload 8 ,
59.Xr rc 8
60