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lshw — List detailed information about hardware configurations as root user. See also: `inxi`, `hwinfo`, `d

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Problem

How to use the lshw command: List detailed information about hardware configurations as root user. See also: inxi, hwinfo, dmidecode. More information: <https://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter>.

Solution

lshw — List detailed information about hardware configurations as root user. See also: inxi, hwinfo, dmidecode. More information: <https://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter>.

Launch the X11 GUI (if available):

sudo lshw -X

List all hardware in tabular format:

sudo lshw -short

List multiple class of hardware (all disks and storage controllers) in tabular format:

sudo lshw {{[-c|-class]}} disk {{[-c|-class]}} storage -short

Save all network interfaces to an HTML/XML/JSON file:

sudo lshw {{[-c|-class]}} network -{{html|xml|json}} > interfaces{{.html|.xml|.json}}

List network interfaces without revealing sensitive information (IP addresses, serial numbers, etc.):

sudo lshw {{[-c|-class]}} network -sanitize

List a particular class of hardware:

sudo lshw {{[-c|-class]}} {{system|bridge|memory|processor|address|storage|disk|tape|bus|network|display|input|printer|multimedia|communication|power|volume|generic}}

Code Snippets

Launch the X11 GUI (if available)

sudo lshw -X

List all hardware in tabular format

sudo lshw -short

List multiple class of hardware (all disks and storage controllers) in tabular format

sudo lshw {{[-c|-class]}} disk {{[-c|-class]}} storage -short

Save all network interfaces to an HTML/XML/JSON file

sudo lshw {{[-c|-class]}} network -{{html|xml|json}} > interfaces{{.html|.xml|.json}}

List network interfaces without revealing sensitive information (IP addresses, serial numbers, etc.)

sudo lshw {{[-c|-class]}} network -sanitize

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