first listed directory and the lowest priority given to the last
directory listed. The special keyword <command>built-in</command>
refers to the standard module directories installed by the kernel.
+ Another special keyword <command>external</command> refers to the
+ list of external directories, defined by the
+ <command>external</command> command.
</para>
<para>
By default, depmod will give a higher priority to
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>external <replaceable>kernelversion</replaceable>
+ <replaceable>absolutemodulesdirectory...</replaceable>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This specifies a list of directories, which will be checked
+ according to the priorities in the <command>search</command>
+ command. The order matters also, the first directory has the higher
+ priority.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <replaceable>kernelversion</replaceable> is a POSIX regular
+ expression or * wildcard, like in the <command>override</command>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>