{"id":8837,"date":"2021-08-03T05:44:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T05:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=8837"},"modified":"2021-08-03T05:45:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T05:45:07","slug":"hwinfo-command-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/centos\/hwinfo-command-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Hwinfo Command in Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

hwinfo (Hardware Information) is a very useful command to check details about hardware components. It shows information about most hardware units including CPU, RAM, graphic cards, USB controllers, \u2026<\/p>\n

hwinfo uses libhd library to gather hardware information on the system.<\/p>\n

This article will show you how to use the hwinfo command in Linux as we go through below.<\/p>\n

Installing hwinfo in Linux<\/h2>\n

Run apt command:<\/p>\n

$ sudo apt install hwinfo<\/pre>\n
The syntax of hwinfo command<\/h2>\n
$ hwinfo [options]<\/pre>\n
[options]<\/strong><\/p>\n
–help <\/strong>explains how to use<\/p>\n
$ hwinfo –help<\/p>\n
output:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
run without [options] <\/strong>display information about all hardware units<\/p>\n
$ hwinfo<\/pre>\n
output:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
–short <\/strong> display summary information<\/p>\n
$ hwinfo --short<\/pre>\n
output:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
–cpu <\/strong> display CPU information<\/p>\n
$ hwinfo --short --cpu<\/pre>\n
output:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
delete –short<\/strong> to display detailed information<\/p>\n
–network <\/strong> display network interface information<\/p>\n
$ hwinfo --network<\/pre>\n
output:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
–netcard<\/strong> display network card information<\/p>\n
$ hwinfo --netcard<\/pre>\n
output:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
–disk <\/strong>display disk information<\/p>\n
$ hwinfo --disk<\/pre>\n
output: <\/p>\n
–usb <\/strong>display USB device controllers information<\/p>\n
$ hwinfo --usb<\/pre>\n
output:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
–storage <\/strong> display hard drive controllers information<\/p>\n
$ hwinfo --storage<\/pre>\n
output:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Display multiple devices together<\/h2>\n
To display information on multiple devices at the same time, just add all the options.<\/strong><\/p>\n
For example, I want to display information of USB device, network, disk:<\/p>\n
$ hwinfo --usb --network --disk<\/pre>\n
output:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Export information to a file<\/h2>\n
If you want to export detailed information:<\/p>\n
$ hwinfo --log hwinfo.txt<\/pre>\n
If you want to export summary information, add –short<\/strong> option:<\/p>\n
$ hwinfo --short --log hwinfo.txt<\/pre>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
You\u2019ve already gone through the details of how to use the hwinfo command in Linux.<\/p>\n
Thanks for reading.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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