Summary

The command lshw is the list hardware command. The tool can be used to extract detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine. It can report on memory configuration, firmware version, and a lot more.

Usage Examples

Query System for Network Interfaces

The below command will display a ‘short’ list of the hardware (less info) of the class, “-c”, net or network.

# lshw -short -c net

Additional class that lshw could query are (to list a few):

• cpu
• pci
• bank
• cache
• disk
• volume