Package: module-init-tools
Version: 3.12-1
Severity: normal

depmod -h shows option "-E" whereas "man 8 depmod" does not.
-E

the -F option is correctly shown in both help systems:

> # depmod -h
> depmod 3.12 -- part of module-init-tools
> depmod -[aA] [-n -e -v -q -V -r -u -w -m]
>       [-b basedirectory] [forced_version]
> depmod [-n -e -v -q -r -u -w] [-F kernelsyms] module1.ko module2.ko ...
^ missing -E option

> If no arguments (except options) are given, "depmod -a" is assumed
> 
> depmod will output a dependancy list suitable for the modprobe utility.
...
> The following options are useful for people managing distributions:
...
>       -F kernelsyms
>           --filesyms kernelsyms      Use the file instead of the
>                                      current kernel symbols.
>       -E Module.symvers
>           --symvers Module.symvers   Use Module.symvers file to check
^ there, both -F and -E are correctly shown

> # man depmod|grep -C 2 -- "-[EF]"
> 
> SYNOPSIS
>        depmod [-b basedir]  [-e]  [-F System.map]  [-m]  [-n]  [-v]  
> [version]  [-A]
> 
>        depmod [-e]  [-FSystem.map]  [-n]  [-v]  [version]  [filename ...]
^ missing -E option
> 
> DESCRIPTION
> --
> 
>        -e --errsyms
>                  When combined with the -F option, this reports any symbols 
> which a module needs which are not supplied by other modules or the kernel.  
> Normally, any symbols not provided by modules are
>                  assumed to be provided by the kernel (which should be true 
> in a perfect world), but this assumption can break espencially when 
> additionally updated third party drivers are not correctly
>                  installed or were built incorrectly.
^ missing -E option in "-e" option description. -F is described.

> 
>        -F --filesyms System.map
>                  Supplied with the System.map produced when the kernel was 
> built, this allows the -e option to report unresolved symbols.
^ missing -E description which should be mentioned like -F

thanks,
raoul

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0
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  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (x86_64)

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Versions of packages module-init-tools depends on:
ii  libc6                   2.11.2-10        Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  lsb-base                3.2-23.2squeeze1 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip

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