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I'm using a multi-site setup with Drupal 7.14 core, and I want to disable some modules within my sites/all/modules shared folder. One of them in particular is the File_Entity module.

Is there a way (drush, programmatically, bash script, etc) to check if another module (e.g. Views, custom CCK) is using it? drush pml | grep File Entity only let me see what is enabled or disabled, not if it is currently in use, or safe to remove.

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drush pm-info mymodule|grep "Required by"

grep or don't grep is up to you ;)

Beware this does not list fields that require the module. This implies to views that use fields too.

fields: admin/reports/fields

views: admin/reports/fields/views-fields

those will list fields only, so if you have special pagers, formatters or something else that come from a module you will still have to search for them.

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    Yes, there can be dependencies in configuration as well as in code. For example if you create a view using a handler supplied by a module, then uninstall that module the view will break. Can be hard to track all these down. – Alfred Armstrong Mar 13 '13 at 17:21
  • As an example of a real stinker, suppose a module includes a template preprocess function that rearranges the content of certain variables. Your theme might depend on this having been done, but try tracking that down without code inspection! – Alfred Armstrong Mar 13 '13 at 17:24
  • hopefully those are listed as dependencies in the .info file for the actual module or theme (thats what that notice is for) if not you have a problem - but that mess is caused by bad style then. – Andre Baumeier Mar 13 '13 at 17:25
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    Sure, that's what a developer /should/ do, but how many do when writing a custom theme for a single site? Considering how many times I've found SQL queries in template.php functions, that's a relatively minor offence :) – Alfred Armstrong Mar 13 '13 at 17:32
  • So, how can I achive similar result with Drush 9 ? – Vlad Moyseenko Jun 22 '18 at 11:31
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There is no drush pm-info command in Drush 9.3, it was replaced pm:list.

(https://github.com/drush-ops/drush/issues/3487)

But now there is no Required by field in a field list
(see FIELDS section in drush pm:list --help)

Current workaround is just open /admin/modules page and look for Required by,
or use some php code if you have access to the drush.

drush ev '$module = "views"; $modules = _system_rebuild_module_data(); \Drupal::moduleHandler()->buildModuleDependencies($modules); var_dump($modules[$module]->required_by);'

NOTE: be worried with php code, may cause performance issues.

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