GNU/Linux |
Debian 7.3.0(Wheezy) |
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hwinfo(8) |
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hwinfo − probe for hardware
hwinfo [ options ]
hwinfo is used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can be used to generate a system overview log which can be later used for support.
--debug level
Set debug level. The debug info is shown only in the log file. If you specify a log file, the debug level is implicitly set to a reasonable value.
--dump-db n
Dump hardware data base, n is either 0 for the external data base, or 1 for the internal data base.
--help |
Print a usage and exit. |
--log logfile
Write info to logfile.
--short
Just a short listing.
--version
Show libhd version.
--<hwitem>
Probe for the particular hardware item. Available hardware items are: all, bios, block, bluetooth, braille, bridge, camera, cdrom, chipcard, cpu, disk, dsl, dvb, fingerprint, floppy, framebuffer, gfxcard, hub, ide, isapnp, isdn, joystick, keyboard, memory, modem, monitor, mouse, netcard, network, partition, pci, pcmcia, pcmcia-ctrl, pppoe, printer, scanner, scsi, smp, sound, storage-ctrl, sys, tape, tv, usb, usb-ctrl, vbe, wlan, and zip.
Not all hardware can be detected.
Steffen
Winterfeldt <snwint@suse.de> - hwinfo
Michal Svec <msvec@suse.cz> - manual page
discover(8).
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