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hwinfo is a command to show you information about all or specific hardware. You may need it if you report bugs that are related to a specific device. Its usage can look like that:

kolossus:~ # hwinfo --monitor
30: None 00.0: 10000 Monitor
  [Created at monitor.87]
  Unique ID: rdCR.47kUenJtRpF
  Hardware Class: monitor
  Model: "MIRO FP176"
  Vendor: MIR "MIRO"
  Device: eisa 0xf176 "FP176"
  Serial ID: "T7KF21AG11170"
  Size: 34x27 cm
  Resolution: 720x400@70Hz
  Resolution: 640x480@60Hz
  Resolution: 640x480@67Hz
  Resolution: 640x480@72Hz
  Resolution: 640x480@75Hz
  Resolution: 800x600@56Hz
  Resolution: 800x600@60Hz
  Resolution: 800x600@72Hz
  Resolution: 800x600@75Hz
  Resolution: 832x624@75Hz
  Resolution: 1024x768@60Hz
  Resolution: 1024x768@70Hz
  Resolution: 1024x768@75Hz
  Resolution: 1280x1024@75Hz
  Driver Info #0:
    Max. Resolution: 1280x1024
    Vert. Sync Range: 55-75 Hz
    Hor. Sync Range: 30-80 kHz
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

See also

• proc - a filesystem where you can find attributes of your devices
• System information - other system information
• dmidecode - similar to hwinfo --bios
• lspci - similar to hwinfo --pci
• lsusb - similar to hwinfo --usb
• lsscsi - similar to hwinfo --scsi
• cpuinfo - similar to hwinfo --cpu