Writing .info files

The .info file gives Drupal a little more information about your module. This file is used primarily by the modules administration system for display purposes as well as providing criteria to control activation and deactivation. This file is required for the system to recognize the presence of a module.

The .info file should have the same name as the .module file and reside in the same directory. For example, if your module is named example.module then your .info file should be named example.info.

The following is a sample .info file from the views_bonus module:

; $Id$
name = Bonus: panels, teasers, 2 col
description = "Show views as teasers in two columns."
dependencies = views panels
package = Views