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.TH proc_kallsyms 5 (date) "Linux man-pages (unreleased)"
.SH NAME
/proc/kallsyms \- kernel exported symbols
.SH DESCRIPTION
.TP
.IR /proc/kallsyms " (since Linux 2.5.71)"
This holds the kernel exported symbol definitions used by the
.BR modules (X)
tools to dynamically link and bind loadable modules.
In Linux 2.5.47 and earlier, a similar file with slightly different syntax
was named
.IR ksyms .
.SH HISTORY
.TP
.IR /proc/ksyms " (Linux 1.1.23\[en]2.5.47)"
See
.IR /proc/kallsyms .
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR proc (5)