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lsusb — Display information about USB buses and devices connected to them. More information: <https://manned

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Problem

How to use the lsusb command: Display information about USB buses and devices connected to them. More information: <https://manned.org/lsusb>.

Solution

lsusb — Display information about USB buses and devices connected to them. More information: <https://manned.org/lsusb>.

List all the USB devices available:

lsusb

List the USB hierarchy as a tree:

lsusb {{[-t|--tree]}}

List verbose information about USB devices:

sudo lsusb {{[-v|--verbose]}}

List detailed information about a USB device:

sudo lsusb {{[-v|--verbose]}} -s {{bus}}:{{device number}}

List devices with a specified vendor and product ID only:

lsusb -d {{vendor}}:{{product}}

Code Snippets

List all the USB devices available

lsusb

List the USB hierarchy as a tree

lsusb {{[-t|--tree]}}

List verbose information about USB devices

sudo lsusb {{[-v|--verbose]}}

List detailed information about a USB device

sudo lsusb {{[-v|--verbose]}} -s {{bus}}:{{device number}}

List devices with a specified vendor and product ID only

lsusb -d {{vendor}}:{{product}}

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tldr-pages: linux/lsusb

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