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@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@ -.TH INXI 1 "2021\-02\-08" inxi "inxi manual" +.\" inxi.1 - manpage for inxi system information tool +.\" Copyright (C) 2021 Harald Hope +.\" +.\" This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +.\" it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +.\" the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or +.\" (at your option) any later version. +.\" +.\" This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +.\" but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +.\" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +.\" GNU General Public License for more details. +.\" +.\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along +.\" with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., +.\" 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. +.\" +.TH INXI 1 "2021\-07\-21" "inxi" "inxi manual" .SH NAME inxi \- Command line system information script for console and IRC @@ -19,14 +36,15 @@ inxi \- Command line system information script for console and IRC \fBinxi\fB [\fB\-x\fR|\fB\-xx\fR|\fB\-xxx\fR|\fB\-a\fR] \fB\-OPTION(s)\fR -All short form options have long form variants \- see below for these and more advanced options. +All short form options have long form variants \- see below for these and more +advanced options. .SH DESCRIPTION -\fBinxi\fR is a command line system information script built for console -and IRC. It is also used a debugging tool for forum technical support -to quickly ascertain users' system configurations and hardware. inxi shows -system hardware, CPU, drivers, Xorg, Desktop, Kernel, gcc version(s), Processes, -RAM usage, and a wide variety of other useful information. +\fBinxi\fR is a command line system information script built for console and +IRC. It is also used a debugging tool for forum technical support to quickly +ascertain users' system configurations and hardware. inxi shows system +hardware, CPU, drivers, Xorg, Desktop, Kernel, gcc version(s), Processes, RAM +usage, and a wide variety of other useful information. \fBinxi\fR output varies depending on whether it is being used on CLI or IRC, with some default filters and color options applied only for IRC use. @@ -40,12 +58,12 @@ username directory in partitions, and a few other items. Because inxi is often used on forums for support, you can also trigger this filtering with the \fB\-z\fR option (\fB\-Fz\fR, for example). To override -the IRC filter, you can use the \fB\-Z\fR option. This can be useful in debugging -network connection issues online in a private chat, for example. +the IRC filter, you can use the \fB\-Z\fR option. This can be useful in +debugging network connection issues online in a private chat, for example. .SH USING OPTIONS -Options can be combined if they do not conflict. You can either group the letters -together or separate them. +Options can be combined if they do not conflict. You can either group the +letters together or separate them. Letters with numbers can have no gap or a gap at your discretion, except when using \fB \-t\fR. Note that if you use an option that requires an additional @@ -64,7 +82,8 @@ keep things simple. .TP .B \-A\fR,\fB \-\-audio\fR -Show Audio/sound device(s) information, including device driver. +Show Audio/sound device(s) information, including device driver. Show running +sound server(s). See \fB\-xxA\fR to show all sound servers detected. .TP .B \-b\fR,\fB \-\-basic\fR @@ -72,26 +91,35 @@ Show basic output, short form. Same as: \fBinxi \-v 2\fR .TP .B \-B\fR,\fB \-\-battery\fR -Show system battery (\fBID\-x\fR) data, charge, condition, plus extra information -(if battery present). Uses \fB/sys\fR or, for BSDs without systctl battery data, -\fBdmidecode\fR. \fBdmidecode\fR does not have very much information, and none -about current battery state/charge/voltage. Supports multiple batteries when -using \fB/sys\fR data. +Show system battery (\fBID\-x\fR) data, charge, condition, plus extra +information (if battery present). Uses \fB/sys\fR or, for BSDs without systctl +battery data, use \fB\-\-dmidecode\fR to force its use. \fBdmidecode\fR does +not have very much information, and none about current battery +state/charge/voltage. Supports multiple batteries when using \fB/sys\fR or +\fBsysctl\fR data. -Note that for \fBcharge\fR, the output shows the current charge, as well as its -value as a percentage of the available capacity, which can be less than the original design -capacity. In the following example, the actual current available capacity of the battery -is \fB22.2 Wh\fR. +Note that for \fBcharge:\fR, the output shows the current charge, as well as +its value as a percentage of the available capacity, which can be less than +the original design capacity. In the following example, the actual current +available capacity of the battery is \fB22.2 Wh\fR. -\fBcharge: 20.1 Wh 95.4%\fR +\fBcharge: 20.1 Wh (95.4%)\fR -The \fBcondition\fR item shows the remaining available capacity / original design -capacity, and then this figure as a percentage of original capacity available in the battery. +The \fBcondition:\fR item shows the remaining available capacity / original +design capacity, and then this figure as a percentage of original capacity +available in the battery. \fBcondition: 22.2/36.4 Wh (61%)\fR -With \fB\-x\fR shows attached \fBDevice\-x\fR information (mouse, keyboard, etc.) -if they are battery powered. +With \fB\-x\fR, or if voltage difference is critical, \fBvolts:\fR item shows +the current voltage, and the \fBmin:\fR voltage. Note that if the current is +below the minimum listed the battery is essentially dead and will not charge. +Test that to confirm, but that's technically how it's supposed to work. + +\fBvolts: 12.0 min: 11.4\fR + +With \fB\-x\fR shows attached \fBDevice\-x\fR information (mouse, keyboard, +etc.) if they are battery powered. .TP .B \-\-bluetooth\fR \- See \fB\-E\fR @@ -103,14 +131,15 @@ Set color scheme. If no scheme number is supplied, 0 is assumed. .TP .B \-c \fR[\fB94\fR\-\fB99\fR] -These color selectors run a color selector option prior to inxi starting which lets -you set the config file value for the selection. +These color selectors run a color selector option prior to inxi starting +which lets you set the config file value for the selection. NOTE: All configuration file set color values are removed when output is -piped or redirected. You must use the explicit runtime \fB\-c <color number>\fR option -if you want color codes to be present in the piped/redirected output. +piped or redirected. You must use the explicit runtime \fB\-c <color number>\fR +option if you want color codes to be present in the piped/redirected output. -Color selectors for each type display (NOTE: IRC and global only show safe color set): +Color selectors for each type display (NOTE: IRC and global only show safe +color set): .TP .B \-c 94\fR @@ -141,17 +170,19 @@ Setting a specific color type removes the global color selection. .TP .B \-C\fR,\fB \-\-cpu\fR -Show full CPU output, including per CPU clock speed and CPU max speed (if available). -If max speed data present, shows \fB(max)\fR in short output formats (\fBinxi\fR, -\fBinxi \-b\fR) if actual CPU speed matches max CPU speed. If max CPU speed does -not match actual CPU speed, shows both actual and max speed information. -See \fB\-x\fR for more options. +Show full CPU output, including per CPU clock speed and CPU max speed (if +available). If max speed data present, shows \fB(max)\fR in short output +formats (\fBinxi\fR, \fBinxi \-b\fR) if actual CPU speed matches max CPU +speed. If max CPU speed does not match actual CPU speed, shows both actual +and max speed information. See \fB\-x\fR for more options. For certain CPUs (some ARM, and AMD Zen family) shows CPU die count. -The details for each CPU include a technical description e.g. \fBtype: MT MCP\fR +The details for each CPU include a technical description e.g. \fBtype: MT +MCP\fR -* \fBMT\fR \- Multi/Hyper Threaded CPU, more than 1 thread per core (previously \fBHT\fR). +* \fBMT\fR \- Multi/Hyper Threaded CPU, more than 1 thread per core +(previously \fBHT\fR). * \fBMCM\fR \- Multi Chip Model (more than 1 die per CPU). @@ -161,51 +192,58 @@ The details for each CPU include a technical description e.g. \fBtype: MT MCP\fR * \fBUP\fR \- Uni (single core) Processor. -Note that \fBmin/max:\fR speeds are not necessarily true in cases of overclocked CPUs -or CPUs in turbo/boost mode. See \fB\-Ca\fR for alternate \fBbase/boost:\fR speed data. +Note that \fBmin/max:\fR speeds are not necessarily true in cases of +overclocked CPUs or CPUs in turbo/boost mode. See \fB\-Ca\fR for alternate +\fBbase/boost:\fR speed data. .TP .B \-d\fR,\fB \-\-disk\-full\fR,\fB\-\-optical\fR -Show optical drive data as well as \fB\-D\fR hard drive data. With \fB\-x\fR, adds a -feature line to the output. Also shows floppy disks if present. Note that there is -no current way to get any information about the floppy device that we are aware of, -so it will simply show the floppy ID without any extra data. \fB\-xx\fR adds a -few more features. +Show optical drive data as well as \fB\-D\fR hard drive data. With \fB\-x\fR, +adds a feature line to the output. Also shows floppy disks if present. Note +that there is no current way to get any information about the floppy device +that we are aware of, so it will simply show the floppy ID without any extra +data. \fB\-xx\fR adds a few more features. .TP .B \-D\fR,\fB \-\-disk\fR Show Hard Disk info. Shows total disk space and used percentage. The disk used percentage includes space used by swap partition(s), since those are not usable -for data storage. Also, unmounted partitions are not counted in disk use percentages -since inxi has no access to the used amount. +for data storage. Also, unmounted partitions are not counted in disk use +percentages since inxi has no access to the used amount. If the system has RAID or other logical storage, and if inxi can determine -the size of those vs their components, you will see the storage total raw and usable -sizes, plus the percent used of the usable size. The no argument short form -of inxi will show only the usable (or total if no usable) and used percent. -If there is no logical storage detected, only \fBtotal:\fR and \fBused:\fR will -show. Sample (with RAID logical size calculated): +the size of those vs their components, you will see the storage total raw and +usable sizes, plus the percent used of the usable size. The no argument short +form of inxi will show only the usable (or total if no usable) and used +percent. If there is no logical storage detected, only \fBtotal:\fR and +\fBused:\fR will show. Sample (with RAID logical size calculated): -\fBLocal Storage: total: raw: 5.49 TiB usable: 2.80 TiB used: 1.35 TiB (48.3%)\fR +\fBLocal Storage: total: raw: 5.49 TiB usable: 2.80 TiB used: 1.35 TiB +(48.3%)\fR Without logical storage detected: \fBLocal Storage: total: 2.89 TiB used: 1.51 TiB (52.3%)\fR -Also shows per disk information: Disk ID, type (if present), vendor (if detected), -model, and size. See \fBExtra Data Options\fR (\fB\-x\fR options) and -\fBAdmin Extra Data Options\fR (\fB\-\-admin\fR options) for many more features. +Also shows per disk information: Disk ID, type (if present), vendor (if +detected), model, and size. See \fBExtra Data Options\fR (\fB\-x\fR options) +and \fBAdmin Extra Data Options\fR (\fB\-\-admin\fR options) for many more +features. .TP .B \-E\fR, \fB\-\-bluetooth\fR -Show bluetooth device(s), drivers. Show \fBReport:\fR with -(if available) bluetooth version (\fBbt\-v\fR), HCI ID, state, -address per device. See \fBExtra Data Options\fR for more. +Show bluetooth device(s), drivers. Show \fBReport:\fR with HCI ID, state, +address per device (requires \fBbt\-adapter\fR or \fBhciconfig\fR), +and if available (hciconfig only) bluetooth version (\fBbt\-v\fR). +See \fBExtra Data Options\fR for more. -Note that \fBReport\-ID:\fR indicates that the HCI item was not able to be linked to a -specific device, similar to \fBIF\-ID:\fR in \fB\-n\fR. +If bluetooth shows as \fBstatus: down\fR, shows \fBbt-service:\fR\fB state +and rfkill\fR software and hardware blocked states, and rfkill ID. -Note that if your internal bluetooth device does not show, it's possible that +Note that \fBReport\-ID:\fR indicates that the HCI item was not able to be +linked to a specific device, similar to \fBIF\-ID:\fR in \fB\-n\fR. + +If your internal bluetooth device does not show, it's possible that it has been disabled, if you try enabling it using for example: \fBhciconfig hci0 up\fR @@ -216,7 +254,7 @@ and it returns a blocked by RF\-Kill error, you can do one of these: or -\fBrfkill list\fR +\fBrfkill list bluetooth\fR \fBrfkill unblock bluetooth\fR @@ -237,20 +275,21 @@ very specialized cases. .TP .B \-f\fR,\fB \-\-flags\fR -Show all CPU flags used, not just the short list. Not shown with \fB\-F\fR in order -to avoid spamming. ARM CPUs: show \fBfeatures\fR items. +Show all CPU flags used, not just the short list. Not shown with \fB\-F\fR +in order to avoid spamming. ARM CPUs: show \fBfeatures\fR items. .TP .B \-F\fR,\fB \-\-full\fR -Show Full output for inxi. Includes all Upper Case line letters (except \fB\-J\fR -and \fB\-W\fR) plus \fB\-\-swap\fR, \fB\-s\fR and \fB\-n\fR. Does not show extra -verbose options such as \fB\-d \-f \-i -J \-l \-m \-o \-p \-r \-t \-u \-x\fR unless -you use those arguments in the command, e.g.: \fBinxi \-Frmxx\fR +Show Full output for inxi. Includes all Upper Case line letters (except +\fB\-J\fR and \fB\-W\fR) plus \fB\-\-swap\fR, \fB\-s\fR and \fB\-n\fR. Does +not show extra verbose options such as \fB\-d \-f \-i -J \-l \-m \-o \-p \-r +\-t \-u \-x\fR unless you use those arguments in the command, e.g.: +\fBinxi \-Frmxx\fR .TP .B \-G\fR,\fB \-\-graphics\fR -Show Graphic device(s) information, including details of device and display drivers -(\fBloaded:\fR, and, if applicable: \fBunloaded:\fR, \fBfailed:\fR), +Show Graphic device(s) information, including details of device and display +drivers (\fBloaded:\fR, and, if applicable: \fBunloaded:\fR, \fBfailed:\fR), display protocol (if available), display server (and/or Wayland compositor), vendor and version number, e.g.: @@ -270,7 +309,8 @@ or always if detected and Wayland. .B \-h\fR,\fB \-\-help\fR The help menu. Features dynamic sizing to fit into terminal window. Set script global \fBCOLS_MAX_CONSOLE\fR if you want a different default value, or -use \fB\-y <width>\fR to temporarily override the defaults or actual window width. +use \fB\-y <width>\fR to temporarily override the defaults or actual window +width. .TP .B \-i\fR,\fB \-\-ip\fR @@ -281,8 +321,8 @@ local/WAN IP. Shows both IPv4 and IPv6 link IP addresses. .TP .B \-I\fR,\fB \-\-info\fR -Show Information: processes, uptime, memory, IRC client (or shell type if run in -shell, not IRC), inxi version. See \fB\-Ix\fR, \fB\-Ixx\fR, and \fB\-Ia\fR +Show Information: processes, uptime, memory, IRC client (or shell type if run +in shell, not IRC), inxi version. See \fB\-Ix\fR, \fB\-Ixx\fR, and \fB\-Ia\fR for extra information (init type/version, runlevel, packages). Note: if \fB\-m\fR is used or triggered, the memory item will show in the main @@ -297,11 +337,15 @@ this result to increase the \fBMemory:\fR amount and \fBused:\fR amounts. Shows all active swap types (partition, file, zram). When this option is used, swap partition(s) will not show on the \fB\-P\fR line to avoid redundancy. +To show partition labels or UUIDs (when available and relevant), use with +\fB\-l\fR or\fB \-u\fR. + .TP .B \-J\fR,\fB \-\-usb\fR Show USB data for attached Hubs and Devices. Hubs also show number of ports. Be aware that a port is not always external, some may be internal, and either -used or unused (for example, a motherboard USB header connector that is not used). +used or unused (for example, a motherboard USB header connector that is not +used). Hubs and Devices are listed in order of BusID. @@ -319,8 +363,10 @@ The \fBrev: 2.0\fR item refers to the USB revision number, like \fB1.0\fR or .TP .B \-l\fR,\fB \-\-label\fR -Show partition labels. Default: main partitions \fB\-P\fR. For full \fB\-p\fR output, -use: \fB\-pl\fR. +Show partition labels. Use with \fB\-j\fR, \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-p\fR, and \fB\-P\fR +to show partition labels. Does nothing without one of those options. + +Sample: \fB\-ojpl\fR. .TP .B \-L\fR, \fB\-\-logical\fR @@ -328,7 +374,8 @@ Show Logical volume information, for LVM, LUKS, bcache, etc. Shows size, free space (for LVM VG). For LVM, shows \fBDevice\-[xx]: VG:\fR (Volume Group) size/free, \fBLV\-[xx]\fR (Logical Volume). LV shows type, size, and components. Note that components are made up of either containers -(aka, logical devices), or physical devices. The full report requires sudo/root. +(aka, logical devices), or physical devices. The full report requires +doas[BSDs]/sudo/root. Logical block devices can be thought of as devices that are made up out of either other logical devices, or physical devices. inxi does its best @@ -351,8 +398,8 @@ component belongs to which. Sample: -\fBDevice\-10: mybackup type: LUKS dm: dm\-28 size: 6.36 GiB Components: c\-1: md1 -cc\-1: dm\-26 ppp\-1: sdj2 cc\-2: dm\-27 ppp\-1: sdk2\fR +\fBDevice\-10: mybackup type: LUKS dm: dm\-28 size: 6.36 GiB Components: +c\-1: md1 cc\-1: dm\-26 ppp\-1: sdj2 cc\-2: dm\-27 ppp\-1: sdk2\fR .nf \fBLV\-5: lvm_raid1 type: raid1 dm: dm\-16 size: 4.88 GiB @@ -362,9 +409,9 @@ pp\-1: sde1 c\-4: dm\-15 pp\-1: sde1\fR .fi It is easier to follow the flow of components and devices using \fB\-y1\fR. In -this example, there is one primary component (c\-1), md1, which is made up of two -components (cc\-1,2), dm\-26 and dm\-27. These are respectively made from physical -devices (p\-1) sdj2 and sdk2. +this example, there is one primary component (c\-1), md1, which is made up of +two components (cc\-1,2), dm\-26 and dm\-27. These are respectively made from +physical devices (p\-1) sdj2 and sdk2. .nf \fBDevice\-10: mybackup @@ -398,38 +445,42 @@ Other types of logical block handling like LUKS, bcache show as: .TP .B \-m\fR,\fB \-\-memory\fR -Memory (RAM) data. Does not display with \fB\-b\fR or \fB\-F\fR unless you use \fB\-m\fR -explicitly. Ordered by system board physical system memory array(s) (\fBArray\-[number]\fR), -and individual memory devices (\fBDevice\-[number]\fR). Physical memory -array data shows array capacity, number of devices supported, and Error Correction -information. Devices shows locator data (highly variable in syntax), size, speed, -type (eg: \fBtype: DDR3\fR). +Memory (RAM) data. Does not display with \fB\-b\fR or \fB\-F\fR unless you +use \fB\-m\fR explicitly. Ordered by system board physical system memory +array(s) (\fBArray\-[number]\fR), and individual memory devices +(\fBDevice\-[number]\fR). Physical memory array data shows array capacity, +number of devices supported, and Error Correction information. Devices shows +locator data (highly variable in syntax), size, speed, type +(eg: \fBtype: DDR3\fR). Note: \fB\-m\fR uses \fBdmidecode\fR, which must be run as root (or start -\fBinxi\fR with \fBsudo\fR), unless you figure out how to set up sudo to permit -dmidecode to read \fB/dev/mem\fR as user. \fBspeed\fR and \fBbus width\fR will not -show if \fBNo Module Installed\fR is found in \fBsize\fR. - -Note: If \fB\-m\fR is triggered RAM total/used report will appear in this section, -not in \fB\-I\fR or \fB\-tm\fR items. - -Because \fBdmidecode\fR data is extremely unreliable, inxi will try to make best guesses. -If you see \fB(check)\fR after the capacity number, you should check it with the -specifications. \fB(est)\fR is slightly more reliable, but you should still check -the real specifications before buying RAM. Unfortunately there is nothing \fBinxi\fR -can do to get truly reliable data about the system RAM; maybe one day the kernel devs -will put this data into \fB/sys\fR, and make it real data, taken from the actual system, -not dmi data. For most people, the data will be right, but a significant percentage of -users will have either a wrong max module size, if present, or max capacity. +\fBinxi\fR with \fBsudo\fR), unless you figure out how to set up +doas[BSDs]/sudo to permit dmidecode to read \fB/dev/mem\fR as user. +\fBspeed\fR and \fBbus\-width\fR will not show if \fBNo Module Installed\fR +is found in \fBsize\fR. + +Note: If \fB\-m\fR is triggered RAM total/used report will appear in this +section, not in \fB\-I\fR or \fB\-tm\fR items. + +Because \fBdmidecode\fR data is extremely unreliable, inxi will try to make +best guesses. If you see \fB(check)\fR after the capacity number, you should +check it with the specifications. \fB(est)\fR is slightly more reliable, but +you should still check the real specifications before buying RAM. Unfortunately +there is nothing \fBinxi\fR can do to get truly reliable data about the system +RAM; maybe one day the kernel devs will put this data into \fB/sys\fR, and make +it real data, taken from the actual system, not dmi data. For most people, the +data will be right, but a significant percentage of users will have either a +wrong max module size, if present, or max capacity. Under dmidecode, \fBSpeed:\fR is the expected speed of the memory (what is advertised on the memory spec sheet) and \fBConfigured Clock Speed:\fR -is what the actual speed is now. To handle this, if speed and configured speed values -are different, you will see this instead: +is what the actual speed is now. To handle this, if speed and configured speed +values are different, you will see this instead: \fBspeed: spec: [specified speed] MT/S actual: [actual] MT/S\fR -Also, if DDR, and speed in MHz, will change to: \fBspeed: [speed] MT/S ([speed] MHz)\fR +Also, if DDR, and speed in MHz, will change to: \fBspeed: [speed] MT/S +([speed] MHz)\fR If the detected speed is logically absurd, like 1 MT/s or 69910 MT/s, adds: \fBnote: check\fR. Sample: @@ -446,7 +497,8 @@ If the detected speed is logically absurd, like 1 MT/s or 69910 MT/s, adds: actual: 2 MT/s (1 MHz) note: check\fR .fi -See \fB\-\-memory\-modules\fR and \fB\-\-memory\-short\fR if you want a shorter report. +See \fB\-\-memory\-modules\fR and \fB\-\-memory\-short\fR if you want a +shorter report. .TP .B \-\-memory\-modules\fR @@ -461,56 +513,71 @@ Sample: \fBReport: arrays: 1 slots: 4 modules: 2 type: DDR4\fR .TP .B \-M\fR,\fB \-\-machine\fR -Show machine data. Device, Motherboard, BIOS, and if present, System Builder (Like Lenovo). -Older systems/kernels without the required \fB/sys\fR data can use \fBdmidecode\fR instead, run -as root. If using \fBdmidecode\fR, may also show BIOS/UEFI revision as well as version. -\fB\-\-dmidecode\fR forces use of \fBdmidecode\fR data instead of \fB/sys\fR. -Will also attempt to show if the system was booted by BIOS, UEFI, or UEFI [Legacy], the -latter being legacy BIOS boot mode in a system board using UEFI. - -Device information requires either \fB/sys\fR or \fBdmidecode\fR. Note that 'other\-vm?' -is a type that means it's usually a VM, but inxi failed to detect which type, or -positively confirm which VM it is. Primary VM identification is via systemd\-detect\-virt -but fallback tests that should also support some BSDs are used. Less commonly -used or harder to detect VMs may not be correctly detected. If you get an incorrect output, -post an issue and we'll get it fixed if possible. - -Due to unreliable vendor data, device type will show: desktop, laptop, notebook, server, -blade, plus some obscure stuff that inxi is unlikely to ever run on. +Show machine data. Device, Motherboard, BIOS, and if present, System Builder +(Like Lenovo). Older systems/kernels without the required \fB/sys\fR data can +use \fBdmidecode\fR instead, run as root. If using \fBdmidecode\fR, may also +show BIOS/UEFI revision as well as version. \fB\-\-dmidecode\fR forces use of +\fBdmidecode\fR data instead of \fB/sys\fR. Will also attempt to show if the +system was booted by BIOS, UEFI, or UEFI [Legacy], the latter being legacy +BIOS boot mode in a system board using UEFI. + +Device information requires either \fB/sys\fR or \fBdmidecode\fR. Note that +\fBother\-vm?\fR is a type that means it's usually a VM, but inxi failed to +detect which type, or positively confirm which VM it is. Primary VM +identification is via systemd\-detect\-virt but fallback tests that should also +support some BSDs are used. Less commonly used or harder to detect VMs may not +be correctly detected. If you get an incorrect output, post an issue and we'll +get it fixed if possible. + +Due to unreliable vendor data, device type will show: desktop, laptop, +notebook, server, blade, plus some obscure stuff that inxi is unlikely to +ever run on. .TP .B \-n\fR,\fB \-\-network\-advanced\fR -Show Advanced Network device information in addition to that produced by \fB\-N\fR. -Shows interface, speed, MAC ID, state, etc. +Show Advanced Network device information in addition to that produced by +\fB\-N\fR. Shows interface, speed, MAC ID, state, etc. .TP .B \-N\fR,\fB \-\-network\fR -Show Network device(s) information, including device driver. With \fB\-x\fR, shows Bus ID, -Port number. +Show Network device(s) information, including device driver. With \fB\-x\fR, +shows Bus ID, Port number. .TP .B \-o\fR,\fB \-\-unmounted\fR Show unmounted partition information (includes UUID and LABEL if available). -Shows file system type if you have \fBlsblk\fR installed (Linux only). For BSD/GNU Linux: -shows file system type if \fBfile\fR is installed, and if you are root or -if you have added to \fB/etc/sudoers\fR (sudo v. 1.7 or newer): +Shows file system type if you have \fBlsblk\fR installed (Linux only). For +BSD/GNU Linux: shows file system type if \fBfile\fR is installed, and if you +are root or if you have added to \fB/etc/sudoers\fR (sudo v. 1.7 or newer): .B <username> ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/file (sample) -Does not show components (partitions that create the md\-raid array) of md\-raid arrays. +BSD users: see \fBman doas.conf\fR for setup. + +Does not show components (partitions that create the md\-raid array) of +md\-raid arrays. + +To show partition labels or UUIDs (when available and relevant), use with +\fB\-l\fR or\fB \-u\fR. .TP .B \-p\fR,\fB \-\-partitions\-full\fR -Show full Partition information (\fB\-P\fR plus all other detected mounted partitions). +Show full Partition information (\fB\-P\fR plus all other detected mounted +partitions). + +To show partition labels or UUIDs (when available and relevant), use with +\fB\-l\fR or\fB \-u\fR. .TP .B \-P\fR,\fB \-\-partitions\fR Show basic Partition information. -Shows, if detected: \fB/ /boot /boot/efi /home /opt /tmp /usr /usr/home /var /var/tmp -/var/log\fR (for android, shows \fB/cache /data /firmware /system\fR). -If \fB\-\-swap\fR is not used, shows active swap partitions (never shows file or -zram type swap). -Use \fB\-p\fR to see all mounted partitions. +Shows, if detected: \fB/ /boot /boot/efi /home /opt /tmp /usr /usr/home /var +/var/tmp /var/log\fR (for android, shows \fB/cache /data /firmware /system\fR). +If \fB\-\-swap\fR is not used, shows active swap partitions (never shows file +or zram type swap). Use \fB\-p\fR to see all mounted partitions. + +To show partition labels or UUIDs (when available and relevant), use with +\fB\-l\fR or\fB \-u\fR. .TP .B \-\-processes\fR \- See \fB\-t\fR @@ -528,16 +595,22 @@ APT distros like PCLinuxOS or Alt\-Linux) \fBEOPKG\fR (Solus) +\fBNIX\fR (NixOS + other distros as alternate package manager) + \fBPACMAN\fR (Arch Linux, KaOS + derived versions) \fBPACMAN\-G2\fR (Frugalware + derived versions) \fBPISI\fR (Pardus + derived versions) +\fBPKG\fR (OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD + derived OS types) + \fBPORTAGE\fR (Gentoo, Sabayon + derived versions) \fBPORTS\fR (OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD + derived OS types) +\fBSCRATCHPKG\fR (Venom + derived versions) + \fBSLACKPKG\fR (Slackware + derived versions) \fBTCE\fR (TinyCore) @@ -551,7 +624,8 @@ APT distros like PCLinuxOS or Alt\-Linux) More will be added as distro data is collected. If yours is missing please show us how to get this information and we'll try to add it. -See \fB\-rx\fR, \fB\-rxx\fR, and \fB\-ra\fR for installed package count information. +See \fB\-rx\fR, \fB\-rxx\fR, and \fB\-ra\fR for installed package count +information. .TP .B \-R\fR,\fB \-\-raid\fR @@ -560,13 +634,13 @@ and components. See extra data with \fB\-x\fR / \fB\-xx\fR. md\-raid: If device is resyncing, also shows resync progress line. -Note: Only md\-raid, ZFS and hardware RAID are currently supported. -Other software RAID types may be added, if the software -RAID actually can be made to give the required output. +Note: supported types: lvm raid, md\-raid, softraid, ZFS, and hardware RAID. +Other software RAID types may be added, if the software RAID can be made to +give the required output. -The component ID numbers work like this: mdraid: the numerator -is the actual mdraid component number; ZFS: the numerator is -auto\-incremented counter only. Eg. \fBOnline: 1: sdb1\fR +The component ID numbers work like this: mdraid: the numerator is the actual +mdraid component number; lvm/softraid/ZFS: the numerator is auto\-incremented +counter only. Eg. \fBOnline: 1: sdb1\fR If hardware RAID is detected, shows basic information. Due to complexity of adding hardware RAID device disk / RAID reports, those will only be added @@ -602,11 +676,12 @@ e.g. taskbar or panel. .TP .B \-t\fR,\fB \-\-processes\fR -[\fBc\fR|\fBm\fR|\fBcm\fR|\fBmc NUMBER\fR] Show processes. If no arguments, defaults to \fBcm\fR. -If followed by a number, shows that number of processes for each type -(default: \fB5\fR; if in IRC, max: \fB5\fR) +[\fBc\fR|\fBm\fR|\fBcm\fR|\fBmc NUMBER\fR] Show processes. If no arguments, +defaults to \fBcm\fR. If followed by a number, shows that number of processes +for each type (default: \fB5\fR; if in IRC, max: \fB5\fR) -Make sure that there is no space between letters and numbers (e.g. write as \fB\-t cm10\fR). +Make sure that there is no space between letters and numbers (e.g. write as +\fB\-t cm10\fR). .TP .B \-t c\fR @@ -625,8 +700,10 @@ same line. .TP .B \-u\fR,\fB \-\-uuid\fR -Show partition UUIDs. Default: main partitions \fB\-P\fR. For full \fB\-p\fR -output, use: \fB\-pu\fR. +Show partition UUIDs. Use with \fB\-j\fR, \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-p\fR, and \fB\-P\fR +to show partition labels. Does nothing without one of those options. + +Sample: \fB\-opju\fR. .TP .B \-U\fR,\fB \-\-update\fR @@ -667,13 +744,13 @@ speeds, if available) + \fB\-G\fR + basic Disk + \fB\-I\fR. .TP .B \-v 2 -\- Adds networking device (\fB\-N\fR), Machine (\fB\-M\fR) data, Battery (\fB\-B\fR) -(if available). Same as: \fBinxi \-b\fR +\- Adds networking device (\fB\-N\fR), Machine (\fB\-M\fR) data, Battery +(\fB\-B\fR) (if available). Same as: \fBinxi \-b\fR .TP .B \-v 3 -\- Adds advanced CPU (\fB\-C\fR) and network (\fB\-n\fR) data; triggers \fB\-x\fR -advanced data option. +\- Adds advanced CPU (\fB\-C\fR) and network (\fB\-n\fR) data; triggers +\fB\-x\fR advanced data option. .TP .B \-v 4 @@ -697,11 +774,11 @@ USB (\fB\-J\fR); triggers \fB\-xx\fR extra data option. .TP .B \-v 7 \- Adds network IP data (\fB\-i\fR), forced bluetooth (\fB\-E\fR), -RAID (\fB\-R\fR); triggers \fB\-xxx\fR +Logical (\fB\-L\fR), RAID (\fB\-R\fR); triggers \fB\-xxx\fR .TP .B \-v 8 -\- All system data available. Adds Logical (\fB\-L\fR), Repos (\fB\-r\fR), +\- All system data available. Adds Repos (\fB\-r\fR), PCI slots (\fB\-\-slots\fR), processes (\fB\-tcm\fR), admin (\fB\-\-admin\fR). Useful for testing output and to see what data you can get from your system. @@ -709,54 +786,59 @@ Useful for testing output and to see what data you can get from your system. .B \-w\fR,\fB \-\-weather\fR Adds weather line. To get weather for an alternate location, use \fB\-W [location]\fR. See also \fB\-x\fR, \fB\-xx\fR, \fB\-xxx\fR options. -Please note that your distribution's maintainer may chose to disable this feature. +Please note that your distribution's maintainer may chose to disable this +feature. -DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE FOR AUTOMATED WEATHER UPDATES! You will be blocked -from any further access. This feature is not meant for widget type -weather monitoring, or Conky type use. It is meant to get weather when you need to -see it, for example, on a remote server. +DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE FOR AUTOMATED WEATHER UPDATES! Automated or excessive +use will lead to your being blocked from any further access. This feature is not +meant for widget type weather monitoring, or Conky type use. It is meant to get +weather when you need to see it, for example, on a remote server. If you did not +type the weather option in manually, it's an automated request. .TP .B \-W\fR, \fB\-\-weather\-location <location_string>\fR -Get weather/time for an alternate location. Accepts postal/zip code[, country], -city,state pair, or latitude,longitude. Note: city/country/state names must not -contain spaces. Replace spaces with '\fB+\fR' sign. Don't place spaces around -any commas. Postal code is not reliable except for North America and maybe the UK. -Try postal codes with and without country code added. Note that City,State applies -only to USA, otherwise it's City,Country. If country name (english) does not work, -try 2 character country code (e.g. Spain: es; Great Britain: gb). - -See \fIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166\-1_alpha\-2\fR for current 2 letter -country codes. +Get weather/time for an alternate location. Accepts postal/zip code[, country], +city,state pair, or latitude,longitude. Note: city/country/state names must +not contain spaces. Replace spaces with '\fB+\fR' sign. Don't place spaces +around any commas. Postal code is not reliable except for North America and +maybe the UK. Try postal codes with and without country code added. Note that +City,State applies only to USA, otherwise it's City,Country. If country name +(english) does not work, try 2 character country code (e.g. Spain: es; +Great Britain: gb). + +See \fIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166\-1_alpha\-2\fR for current 2 +letter country codes. Use only ASCII letters in city/state/country names. Examples: \fB\-W 95623,us\fR OR \fB\-W Boston,MA\fR OR \fB\-W 45.5234,\-122.6762\fR OR \fB\-W new+york,ny\fR OR \fB\-W bodo,norway\fR. -DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE FOR AUTOMATED WEATHER UPDATES! Use of automated queries, -will result in your access being blocked. If you try to work around the ban, you -will be permanently banned from this service. +DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE FOR AUTOMATED WEATHER UPDATES! Automated or excessive +use will lead to your being blocked from any further access. This feature is not +meant for widget type weather monitoring, or Conky type use. It is meant to get +weather when you need to see it, for example, on a remote server. If you did not +type the weather option in manually, it's an automated request. .TP .B \-\-weather\-source\fR, \fB\-\-ws <unit>\fR -[\fB1\-9\fR] Switches weather data source. Possible values are \fB1\-9\fR. \fB1\-4\fR -will generally be active, and \fB5\-9\fR may or may not be active, so check. -\fB1\fR may not support city / country names with spaces (even if you use the \fB+\fR -sign instead of space). \fB2\fR offers pretty good data, but may not have all small -city names for \fB\-W\fR. +[\fB1\-9\fR] Switches weather data source. Possible values are \fB1\-9\fR. +\fB1\-4\fR will generally be active, and \fB5\-9\fR may or may not be active, +so check. \fB1\fR may not support city / country names with spaces (even if +you use the \fB+\fR sign instead of space). \fB2\fR offers pretty good data, +but may not have all small city names for \fB\-W\fR. -Please note that the data sources are not static per value, and can change any time, -or be removed, so always test to verify which source is being used for each value -if that is important to you. Data sources may be added or removed on occasions, so -try each one and see which you prefer. If you get unsupported source message, it means -that number has not been implemented. +Please note that the data sources are not static per value, and can change any +time, or be removed, so always test to verify which source is being used for +each value if that is important to you. Data sources may be added or removed +on occasions, so try each one and see which you prefer. If you get unsupported +source message, it means that number has not been implemented. .TP .B \-\-weather\-unit <unit>\fR -[\fBm\fR|\fBi\fR|\fBmi\fR|\fBim\fR] Sets weather units to metric (\fBm\fR), imperial (\fBi\fR), -metric (imperial) (\fBmi\fR, default), imperial (metric) (\fBim\fR). If metric or imperial -not found,sets to default value, or \fBN/A\fR. +[\fBm\fR|\fBi\fR|\fBmi\fR|\fBim\fR] Sets weather units to metric (\fBm\fR), +imperial (\fBi\fR), metric (imperial) (\fBmi\fR, default), imperial (metric) +(\fBim\fR). If metric or imperial not found,sets to default value, or \fBN/A\fR. .TP .B \-y\fR,\fB \-\-width [integer]\fR @@ -800,8 +882,8 @@ OR \fB\-\-extra 1\fR, \fB\-\-extra 2\fR, \fB\-\-extra 3\fR -The following details show which lines / items display extra information for each -extra data level. +The following details show which lines / items display extra information for +each extra data level. .TP .B \-x \-A\fR @@ -812,6 +894,8 @@ specific vendor [product] information. \- Adds PCI/USB ID of each device. +\- Adds non-running sound servers, if detected. + .TP .B \-x \-B\fR \- Adds vendor/model, battery status (if battery present). @@ -819,12 +903,16 @@ specific vendor [product] information. \- Adds attached battery powered peripherals (\fBDevice\-[number]:\fR) if detected (keyboard, mouse, etc.). +\- Adds battery \fBvolts:\fR, \fBmin:\fR voltages. Note that if difference +is critical, that is current voltage is too close to minimum voltage, shows +without \fB\-x\fR. + .TP .B \-x \-C\fR \- Adds bogomips on CPU (if available) -\- Adds \fBboost: [enabled|disabled]\fR if detected, aka \fBturbo\fR. Not all CPUs -have this feature. +\- Adds \fBboost: [enabled|disabled]\fR if detected, aka \fBturbo\fR. Not all +CPUs have this feature. \- Adds CPU Flags (short list). Use \fB\-f\fR to see full flag/feature list. @@ -847,10 +935,11 @@ dds rev version to optical drive. .B \-x \-D\fR \- Adds HDD temperature with disk data. -Method 1: Systems running Linux kernels ~5.6 and newer should have \fBdrivetemp\fR -module data available. If so, drive temps will come from /sys data for each drive, -and will not require root or hddtemp. This method is MUCH faster than using hddtemp. -Note that NVMe drives do not require \fBdrivetemp\fR. +Method 1: Systems running Linux kernels ~5.6 and newer should have +\fBdrivetemp\fR module data available. If so, drive temps will come from +/sys data for each drive, and will not require root or hddtemp. This method +is MUCH faster than using hddtemp. Note that NVMe drives do not require +\fBdrivetemp\fR. If your \fBdrivetemp\fR module is not enabled, enable it: @@ -859,17 +948,19 @@ If your \fBdrivetemp\fR module is not enabled, enable it: Once enabled, add \fBdrivetemp\fR to \fB/etc/modules\fR or \fB/etc/modules\-load.d/***.conf\fR so it starts automatically. -If you see drive temps running as regular user and you did not configure system -to use sudo hddtemp, then your system supports this feature. If no /sys data is -found, inxi will try to use hddtemp methods instead for that drive. -Hint: if temp is /sys sourced, the temp will be to 1 decimal, like 34.8, if hddtemp -sourced, they will be integers. +If you see drive temps running as regular user and you did not configure +system to use doas[BSDs]/sudo hddtemp, then your system supports this feature. +If no /sys data is found, inxi will try to use hddtemp methods instead for +that drive. Hint: if temp is /sys sourced, the temp will be to 1 decimal, +like 34.8, if hddtemp sourced, they will be integers. Method 2: if you have hddtemp installed, if you are root or if you have added to \fB/etc/sudoers\fR (sudo v. 1.7 or newer): .B <username> ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/hddtemp (sample) +BSD users: see \fBman doas.conf\fR for setup. + You can force use of \fBhddtemp\fR for all drives using \fB\-\-hddtemp\fR. \- If free LVM volume group size detected (root required), show \fBlvm-free:\fR @@ -885,8 +976,9 @@ specific vendor [product] information. \- Adds driver version (if available) for each device. -\- Adds LMP (HCI if no LMP data, and HCI if HCI/LMP versions are different) -version (if available) for each HCI ID. +\- Adds (if available, and \fBhciconfig\fR only) LMP (HCI if no LMP data, +and HCI if HCI/LMP versions are different) version (if available) +for each HCI ID. .TP .B \-x \-G\fR @@ -942,7 +1034,8 @@ That requires the full output of the query or method to discover all installed packages on your system, as well of course as the command or method used to discover those. -\- If in shell (i.e. not in IRC client), adds shell version number, if available. +\- If in shell (i.e. not in IRC client), adds shell version number, if +available. .TP .B \-x \-j\fR, \fB\-x \-\-swap\fR @@ -954,8 +1047,8 @@ Add \fBmapper:\fR. See \fB\-x \-o\fR. .TP .B \-x \-L\fR, \fB\-x \-\-logical\fR -\- Adds \fBdm: dm-x\fR to VG > LV and other Device types. This can help tracking -down which device belongs to what. +\- Adds \fBdm: dm-x\fR to VG > LV and other Device types. This can help +tracking down which device belongs to what. .TP .B \-x \-m\fR, \fB\-\-memory\-modules\fR @@ -994,17 +1087,19 @@ bitmap (if present). Resync line, shows blocks synced/total blocks. .TP .B \-x \-s\fR -\- Adds basic voltages: 12v, 5v, 3.3v, vbat (\fBipmi\fR, \fBlm-sensors\fR if present). +\- Adds basic voltages: 12v, 5v, 3.3v, vbat (\fBipmi\fR, \fBlm-sensors\fR if +present). .TP .B \-x \-S\fR \- Adds Kernel gcc version. -\- Adds to \fBDistro:\fR \fBbase:\fR if detected. System base will only be seen on -a subset of distributions. The distro must be both derived from a parent distro (e.g. Mint from -Ubuntu), and explicitly added to the supported distributions for this feature. Due to -the complexity of distribution identification, these will only be added as relatively solid -methods are found for each distribution system base detection. +\- Adds to \fBDistro:\fR \fBbase:\fR if detected. System base will only be +seen on a subset of distributions. The distro must be both derived from a +parent distro (e.g. Mint from Ubuntu), and explicitly added to the supported +distributions for this feature. Due to the complexity of distribution +identification, these will only be added as relatively solid methods are +found for each distribution system base detection. .TP .B \-x \-t\fR (\fB\-\-processes\fR) @@ -1023,22 +1118,21 @@ methods are found for each distribution system base detection. .TP .B \-xx \-B\fR -\- Adds serial number, voltage (if available). Note that \fBvolts\fR shows the -data (if available) as the voltage now / minimum design voltage. +\- Adds serial number. .TP .B \-xx \-C\fR -\- Adds \fBL1 cache:\fR and \fBL3 cache:\fR if either are available. Requires -dmidecode and sudo/root. +\- Adds \fBL1\-cache:\fR and \fBL3\-cache:\fR if either are available. +Requires dmidecode and doas[BSDs]/sudo/root. .TP .B \-xx \-D\fR \- Adds disk serial number. \- Adds disk speed (if available). This is the theoretical top speed of the -device as reported. This speed may be restricted by system board limits, eg. -a SATA 3 drive on a SATA 2 board may report SATA 2 speeds, but this is not -completely consistent, sometimes a SATA 3 device on a SATA 2 board reports +device as reported. This speed may be restricted by system board limits, +eg. a SATA 3 drive on a SATA 2 board may report SATA 2 speeds, but this is +not completely consistent, sometimes a SATA 3 device on a SATA 2 board reports its design speed. NVMe drives: adds lanes, and (per direction) speed is calculated with @@ -1052,11 +1146,14 @@ For a PCIe 3 NVMe drive, with speed of \fB8 GT/s\fR and \fB4\fR lanes \fBspeed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4\fR +\- Adds disk duid, if available. Some BSDs have it. + .TP .B \-xx \-E\fR (\fB\-\-bluetooth\fR) \- Adds vendor:product ID of each device. -\- Adds LMP subversion (and/or HCI revision if applicable) for each device. +\- Adds (\fBhciconfig \fRonly) LMP subversion (and/or HCI revision +if applicable) for each device. .TP .B \-xx \-G\fR @@ -1072,12 +1169,12 @@ the same. Example: \- If available, shows \fBalternate:\fR Xorg drivers. This means a driver on the default list of drivers Xorg automatically checks for the device, but which -is not installed. For example, if you have \fBnouveau\fR driver, \fBnvidia\fR would -show as alternate if it was not installed. Note that \fBalternate:\fR does NOT mean you -should have it, it's just one of the drivers Xorg checks to see if is present -and loaded when checking the device. This can let you know there are other driver options. -Note that if you have explicitly set the driver in \fBxorg.conf\fR, Xorg will not -create this automatic check driver list. +is not installed. For example, if you have \fBnouveau\fR driver, \fBnvidia\fR +would show as alternate if it was not installed. Note that \fBalternate:\fR +does NOT mean you should have it, it's just one of the drivers Xorg checks to +see if is present and loaded when checking the device. This can let you know +there are other driver options. Note that if you have explicitly set the driver +in \fBxorg.conf\fR, Xorg will not create this automatic check driver list. \- If available, shows Xorg dpi (\fBs-dpi:\fR) for the active Xorg \fBScreen\fR (not physical monitor). Note that the physical monitor dpi and the Xorg @@ -1092,10 +1189,10 @@ dpi are not necessarily the same thing, and can vary widely. \- Adds system default runlevel, if detected. Supports Systemd/Upstart/SysVinit type defaults. -\- Shows \fBPackages:\fR counts by discovered package manager types. In cases where -only 1 type had results, does not show total after \fBPackages:\fR. Does not -show installed package managers wtih 0 packages. See \fB\-a\fR for full output. -Moves to \fBRepos\fR if \fB\-rxx\fR. +\- Shows \fBPackages:\fR counts by discovered package manager types. In cases +where only 1 type had results, does not show total after \fBPackages:\fR. Does +not show installed package managers wtih 0 packages. See \fB\-a\fR for full +output. Moves to \fBRepos\fR if \fB\-rxx\fR. \- Adds parent program (or tty) that started shell, if not IRC client. @@ -1121,14 +1218,14 @@ documentation to better understand their use of the term 'stripes'. .B \-xx \-m\fR, \fB\-\-memory\-modules\fR \- Adds memory device Manufacturer. -\- Adds memory device Part Number (\fBpart\-no:\fR). Useful for ordering new or -replacement memory sticks etc. Part numbers are unique, particularly -if you use the word \fBmemory\fR in the search as well. With \fB\-xxx\fR, -also shows serial number. +\- Adds memory device Part Number (\fBpart\-no:\fR). Useful for ordering new +or replacement memory sticks etc. Part numbers are unique, particularly if you +use the word \fBmemory\fR in the search as well. With \fB\-xxx\fR, also shows +serial number. -\- Adds single/double bank memory, if data is found. Note, this may not be 100% right -all of the time since it depends on the order that data is found in \fBdmidecode\fR -output for \fBtype 6\fR and \fBtype 17\fR. +\- Adds single/double bank memory, if data is found. Note, this may not be +100% right all of the time since it depends on the order that data is found +in \fBdmidecode\fR output for \fBtype 6\fR and \fBtype 17\fR. .TP .B \-xx \-M\fR @@ -1160,11 +1257,11 @@ shows progress bar. Supports most known display managers, including gdm, gdm3, idm, kdm, lightdm, lxdm, mdm, nodm, sddm, slim, tint, wdm, and xdm. -\- Adds, if run in X, window manager type (\fBwm\fR), if available. -Not all window managers are supported. Some desktops support using more than one -window manager, so this can be useful to see what window manager is actually running. -If none found, shows nothing. Uses a less accurate fallback tool \fBwmctrl\fR -if \fBps\fR tests fail to find data. +\- Adds, if run in X, window manager type (\fBwm\fR), if available. Not all +window managers are supported. Some desktops support using more than one +window manager, so this can be useful to see what window manager is actually +running. If none found, shows nothing. Uses a less accurate fallback tool +\fBwmctrl\fR if \fBps\fR tests fail to find data. \- Adds desktop toolkit (\fBtk\fR), if available (Xfce/KDE/Trinity). @@ -1198,25 +1295,27 @@ data is simply not available as of 2018\-04\-03), location (only available from .TP .B \-xxx \-C\fR \- Adds CPU voltage and external clock speed (this is the motherboard speed). -Requires sudo/root and \fBdmidecode\fR. +Requires doas[BSDs]/sudo/root and \fBdmidecode\fR. .TP .B \-xxx \-D\fR \- Adds disk firmware revision number (if available). -\- Adds disk partition scheme (in most cases), e.g. \fBscheme: GPT\fR. Currently not -able to detect all schemes, but handles the most common, e.g. \fBGPT\fR or \fBMBR\fR. +\- Adds disk partition scheme (in most cases), e.g. \fBscheme: GPT\fR. +Currently not able to detect all schemes, but handles the most common, e.g. +\fBGPT\fR or \fBMBR\fR. -\- Adds disk rotation speed (in some but not all cases), e.g. \fBrotation: 7200 rpm\fR -or \fBrotation: SSD\fR if positive SSD identification was made. If no rotation or positive -SSD ID found, nothing shows. Not all disks report this speed, so even if they are spinnning, -no data will show. +\- Adds disk type (\fBHDD\fR/\fBSSD\fR), rotation speed (in some but not all +cases), e.g. \fBtype: HDD rpm: 7200\fR, or \fBtype: SSD\fR if positive SSD +identification was made. If no HDD, rotation, or positive SSD ID found, shows +\fBtype: N/A\fR. Not all HDD spinning disks report their speed, so even if they +are spinnning, no rpm data will show. .TP .B \-xxx \-E\fR (\fB\-\-bluetooth\fR) \- Adds, if present, PCI/USB class ID. -\- Adds HCI version, revision. +\- Adds (\fBhciconfig \fRonly) HCI version, revision. .TP .B \-xxx \-G\fR @@ -1233,8 +1332,8 @@ Linux only). 0 value means the machine has not been suspended. \- For \fBShell:\fR adds \fBdefault:\fR shell if different from running shell, and default shell \fBv:\fR, if available. -\- For \fBrunning in:\fR adds \fB(SSH)\fR to parent, if present. SSH detection -uses the \fBwho am i\fR test. +\- For \fBrunning\-in:\fR adds \fB(SSH)\fR to parent, if present. SSH detection +uses the \fBwhoami\fR test. .TP .B \-xxx \-J\fR (\fB\-\-usb\fR) @@ -1246,12 +1345,15 @@ uses the \fBwho am i\fR test. \- Adds, if present, USB class ID. +\- Adds, if non 0, max power in mA. + .TP .B \-xxx \-m\fR, \fB\-\-memory\-modules\fR \- Adds memory bus width: primary bus width, and if present, total width. e.g. -\fBbus width: 64 bit (total: 72 bits)\fR. Note that total / data widths are mixed up -sometimes in dmidecode output, so inxi will take the larger value as the total if -present. If no total width data is found, then inxi will not show that item. +\fBbus width: 64 bit (total: 72 bits)\fR. Note that total / data widths are +mixed up sometimes in dmidecode output, so inxi will take the larger value as +the total if present. If no total width data is found, then inxi will not show +that item. \- Adds device Type Detail, e.g. \fBdetail: DDR3 (Synchronous)\fR. @@ -1268,7 +1370,8 @@ data available. .TP .B \-xxx \-R\fR -\- md\-raid: Adds system mdraid support types (kernel support, read ahead, RAID events) +\- md\-raid: Adds system mdraid support types (kernel support, read ahead, +RAID events) \- zfs\-raid: Adds portion allocated (used) by RAID array/device. @@ -1278,55 +1381,61 @@ data available. .TP .B \-xxx \-S\fR \- Adds, if in X, or with \fB--display\fR, bar/dock/panel/tray items -(\fBinfo\fR). If none found, shows nothing. Supports desktop items like gnome\-panel, -lxpanel, xfce4\-panel, lxqt\-panel, tint2, cairo-dock, trayer, and many others. +(\fBinfo\fR). If none found, shows nothing. Supports desktop items like +gnome\-panel, lxpanel, xfce4\-panel, lxqt\-panel, tint2, cairo-dock, trayer, +and many others. \- Adds (if present), window manager (\fBwm\fR) version number. \- Adds (if present), display manager (\fBdm\fR) version number. +\- Adds (if available, and in display), virtual terminal (\fBvt\fR) number. +These are the same as \fBctrl+alt+F[x]\fR numbers usually. Some systems +have this, some don't, it varies. + .TP .B \-xxx \-w\fR,\fB \-W\fR \- Adds location (city state country), observation altitude (if available), weather observation time (if available), sunset/sunrise (if available). .SH ADMIN EXTRA DATA OPTIONS -These options are triggered with \fB\-\-admin\fR or \fB\-a\fR. Admin options are -advanced output options, and are more technical, and mostly of interest to system -administrators or other machine admins. +These options are triggered with \fB\-\-admin\fR or \fB\-a\fR. Admin options +are advanced output options, and are more technical, and mostly of interest to +system administrators or other machine admins. The \fB\-\-admin\fR option sets \fB\-xxx\fR, and only has to be used once. It will trigger the following features: .TP .B \-a \-A\fR -\- Adds, if present, possible \fBalternate:\fR kernel modules capable of driving -each \fBDevice\-x\fR (not including the current \fBdriver:\fR). If no non\-driver -modules found, shows nothing. NOTE: just because it lists a module does NOT mean it is -available in the system, it's just something the kernel knows could possibly be used -instead. +\- Adds, if present, possible \fBalternate:\fR kernel modules capable of +driving each \fBDevice\-x\fR (not including the current \fBdriver:\fR). If no +non\-driver modules found, shows nothing. NOTE: just because it lists a module +does NOT mean it is available in the system, it's just something the kernel +knows could possibly be used instead. .TP .B \-a \-C\fR \- Adds CPU family, model\-id, and stepping (replaces \fBrev\fR of \fB\-Cx\fR). -Format is \fBhexadecimal (decimal)\fR if greater than 9, otherwise \fBhexadecimal\fR. - +Format is \fBhexadecimal (decimal)\fR if greater than 9, otherwise +\fBhexadecimal\fR. \- Adds CPU microcode. Format is \fBhexadecimal\fR. -\- Adds socket type (for motherboard CPU socket, if available). If results doubtful -will list two socket types and \fBnote: check\fR. Requires sudo/root and \fBdmidecode\fR. -The item in parentheses may simply be a different syntax for the same socket, -but in general, check this before trusting it. +\- Adds socket type (for motherboard CPU socket, if available). If results +doubtful will list two socket types and \fBnote: check\fR. Requires +doas[BSDs]/sudo/root and \fBdmidecode\fR. The item in parentheses may simply +be a different syntax for the same socket, but in general, check this before +trusting it. .nf Sample: \fBsocket: 775 (478) note: check\fR Sample: \fBsocket: AM4\fR .fi -\- Adds DMI CPU base and boost/turbo speeds. Requires sudo/root and \fBdmidecode\fR. -In some cases, like with overclocking or 'turbo' or 'boost' modes, voltage and -external clock speeds may be increased, or short term limits raised on max CPU speeds. -These are often not reflected in /sys based CPU \fBmin/max:\fR speed results, -but often are using this source. +\- Adds DMI CPU base and boost/turbo speeds. Requires doas[BSDs]/sudo/root and +\fBdmidecode\fR. In some cases, like with overclocking or 'turbo' or 'boost' +modes, voltage and external clock speeds may be increased, or short term limits +raised on max CPU speeds. These are often not reflected in /sys based +CPU \fBmin/max:\fR speed results, but often are using this source. Samples: .nf @@ -1341,14 +1450,13 @@ Overclocked 3000 MHz CPU, with boosted max speed: .fi Note that these numbers can be confusing, but basically, the \fBbase\fR -number is the actual normal top speed the CPU runs at without boost mode, and the -\fBboost\fR number is the max speed the CPU reports itself able to run at. -The actual max speed may be higher than either value, or lower. -The \fBboost\fR number appears to be hard\-coded into the CPU DMI data, -and does not seem to reflect actual max speeds that overclocking or -other combinations of speed boosters can enable, as you can see from the -example where the CPU is running at a speed faster than -the min/max or base/boost values. +number is the actual normal top speed the CPU runs at without boost mode, and +the \fBboost\fR number is the max speed the CPU reports itself able to run at. +The actual max speed may be higher than either value, or lower. The \fBboost\fR +number appears to be hard\-coded into the CPU DMI data, and does not seem to +reflect actual max speeds that overclocking or other combinations of speed +boosters can enable, as you can see from the example where the CPU is running +at a speed faster than the min/max or base/boost values. Note that the normal \fBmin/max:\fR speeds do NOT show actual overclocked OR boost/turbo mode speeds, and appear to be hard\-coded values, not dynamic real @@ -1363,7 +1471,7 @@ values. The \fBbase/boost:\fR values are sometimes real, and sometimes not. .B \-a \-d\fR,\fB\-a \-D\fR \- Adds logical and physical block size in bytes. -Using \fBsmartctl\fR (requires sudo/root privileges). +Using \fBsmartctl\fR (requires doas[BSDs]/sudo/root privileges). \- Adds device model family, like \fBCaviar Black\fR, if available. @@ -1371,15 +1479,15 @@ Using \fBsmartctl\fR (requires sudo/root privileges). \- Adds device kernel major:minor number (Linux only). -\- Adds SMART report line: status, enabled/disabled, health, powered on, -cycles, and some error cases if out of range values. Note that for Pre\-fail items, -it will show the VALUE and THRESHOLD numbers. It will also fall back for unknown -attributes that are or have been failing and print out the Attribute name, value, -threshold, and failing message. This way even for unhandled Attribute names, -you should get a solid report for full failure cases. Other cases may show -if inxi believes that the item may be approaching failure. This is a guess so -make sure to check the drive and smartctl full output to verify before -taking any further action. +\- Adds SMART report line: status, enabled/disabled, health, powered on, +cycles, and some error cases if out of range values. Note that for Pre\-fail +items, it will show the VALUE and THRESHOLD numbers. It will also fall back +for unknown attributes that are or have been failing and print out the +Attribute name, value, threshold, and failing message. This way even for +unhandled Attribute names, you should get a solid report for full failure +cases. Other cases may show if inxi believes that the item may be approaching +failure. This is a guess so make sure to check the drive and smartctl full +output to verify before taking any further action. \- Adds, for USB or other external drives, actual model name/serial if available, and different from enclosure model/serial, and corrects block @@ -1388,8 +1496,9 @@ and other useful data. .TP .B \-a \-E\fR (\fB\-\-bluetooth\fR) -\- Adds extra line to \fBReport:\fR, \fBInfo:\fR. Includes, if available, -ACL MTU, SCO MTU, Link policy, Link mode, and Service Classes. +\- Adds (\fBhciconfig\fR only) extra line to \fBReport:\fR, \fBInfo:\fR. +Includes, if available, ACL MTU, SCO MTU, Link policy, Link mode, +and Service Classes. .TP .B \-a \-G\fR @@ -1409,17 +1518,19 @@ and \fBMonitors\fR are referring to the \fBX\fR technical terms, not normal consumer usage. 1 \fBDisplay\fR runs 1 or more \fBScreens\fR, and a \fBScreen\fR runs 1 or more \fBMonitors\fR. -\- Adds \fBDisplay\fR ID, for the Display running the Screen that runs the Monitors. +\- Adds \fBDisplay\fR ID, for the Display running the Screen that runs the +Monitors. \- Adds total number of \fBScreens\fR listed for the current \fBDisplay\fR. -\- Adds default \fBScreen\fR ID if Screen (not monitor!) total is greater than 1. +\- Adds default \fBScreen\fR ID if Screen (not monitor!) total is greater than +1. -\- Adds \fBScreen\fR line, which includes the ID (\fBScreen: 0\fR) then \fBs-res\fR -(Screen resolution), \fBs\-dpi\fR, \fBs\-size\fR and \fBs\-diag\fR. Remember, this is an -Xorg \fBScreen\fR, NOT a monitor screen, and the information listed is about -the Xorg Screen! It may at times be the same as a single monitor system, -but usually it's different in some ways. +\- Adds \fBScreen\fR line, which includes the ID (\fBScreen: 0\fR) then +\fBs-res\fR (Screen resolution), \fBs\-dpi\fR, \fBs\-size\fR and \fBs\-diag\fR. +Remember, this is an Xorg \fBScreen\fR, NOT a monitor screen, and the +information listed is about the Xorg Screen! It may at times be the same as a +single monitor system, but usually it's different in some ways. \- Adds \fBMonitor\fR ID(s). Monitors are a subset of a Screen, each of which can have one or more monitors. Normally a dual monitor setup is 2 monitors @@ -1458,15 +1569,15 @@ Monitor\-2: VGA\-0 res: 1280x1024 hz: 60 dpi: 86 size: 376x301mm (14.8x11.9") diag: 482mm (19") ....\fR .fi -\- Adds, if present, possible \fBalternate:\fR kernel modules capable of driving -each \fBDevice\-x\fR (not including the current \fBloaded:\fR). If no non\-driver -modules found, shows nothing. NOTE: just because it lists a module does NOT mean it is -available in the system, it's just something the kernel knows could possibly be used -instead. +\- Adds, if present, possible \fBalternate:\fR kernel modules capable of +driving each \fBDevice\-x\fR (not including the current \fBloaded:\fR). If no +non\-driver modules found, shows nothing. NOTE: just because it lists a module +does NOT mean it is available in the system, it's just something the kernel +knows could possibly be used instead. .TP .B \-a \-I\fR -Adds Packages, totals, per package manager totals, and number of lib +\- Adds Packages, totals, per package manager totals, and number of lib packages detected per package manager. Also adds detected package managers with 0 packages listed. Moves to \fBRepos\fR if \fB\-ra\fR. @@ -1476,9 +1587,13 @@ Info: .... Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 5/6/7/8/9 Packages: apt: 3681 lib: 2096 rpm: 0 Shell: ksh v: A_2020.0.0 default: Bash - v: 5.0.16 running in: kate inxi: 3.1.04 + v: 5.0.16 running\-in: kate inxi: 3.1.04\fR .fi +\- Adds service control tool, tested for in the following order: \fBsystemctl +rc-service rcctl service sv /etc/rc.d /etc/init.d\fR - useful to know which +you need when using an unfamiliar machine. + .TP .B \-a \-j\fR, \fB\-a \-P\fR [swap], \fB\-a \-P\fR [swap] \- Adds swappiness and vfs cache pressure, and a message to indicate @@ -1487,38 +1602,39 @@ If not the default value, shows default value as well, e.g. For \fB\-P\fR per swap physical partition: -\fBswappiness: 60 (default) cache pressure: 90 (default 100)\fR +\fBswappiness: 60 (default) cache\-pressure: 90 (default 100)\fR For \fB\-j\fR row 1 output: -\fBKernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache pressure: 90 (default 100)\fR +\fBKernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache\-pressure: 90 (default 100)\fR \- Adds device kernel major:minor number (Linux only). .TP .B \-a \-L\fR -\- Expands Component report, shows size / maj-min of components and devices, and -mapped name for logical components. Puts each component/device on its own line. +\- Expands Component report, shows size / maj-min of components and devices, +and mapped name for logical components. Puts each component/device on its own +line. \- Adds maj-min to LV and other devices. .TP .B \-a \-n\fR, \fB\-a \-N\fR, \fB\-a \-i\fR -\- Adds, if present, possible \fBalternate:\fR kernel modules capable of driving -each \fBDevice\-x\fR (not including the current \fBdriver:\fR). If no non\-driver -modules found, shows nothing. NOTE: just because it lists a module does NOT mean it is -available in the system, it's just something the kernel knows could possibly be used -instead. - +\- Adds, if present, possible \fBalternate:\fR kernel modules capable of +driving each \fBDevice\-x\fR (not including the current \fBdriver:\fR). If no +non\-driver modules found, shows nothing. NOTE: just because it lists a module +does NOT mean it is available in the system, it's just something the kernel +knows could possibly be used instead. .TP .B \-a \-o\fR \- Adds device kernel major:minor number (Linux only). .TP .B \-a \-p\fR,\fB\-a \-P\fR -\- Adds raw partition size, including file system overhead, partition table, e.g. +\- Adds raw partition size, including file system overhead, partition table, +e.g. -\fBraw size: 60.00 GiB\fR. +\fBraw\-size: 60.00 GiB\fR. \- Adds percent of raw size available to \fBsize:\fR item, e.g. @@ -1539,8 +1655,8 @@ not the raw size. .B \-a \-R\fR \- Adds device kernel major:minor number (mdraid, Linux only). -\- Adds, if available, component size, major:minor number, state (Linux only). -Turns Component report to 1 component per line if size and major:minor present. +\- Adds, if available, component size, major:minor number (Linux only). Turns +Component report to 1 component per line. .TP .B \-a \-S\fR @@ -1572,14 +1688,19 @@ Curl, Wget, Fetch, OpenBSD only: ftp .TP .B \-\-alt 44\fR Bypass \fBCurl\fR, \fBFetch\fR, and \fBWget\fR as downloader options. This -basically forces the downloader selection to use \fBPerl 5.x\fR \fBHTTP::Tiny\fR, -which is generally slower than \fBCurl\fR or \fBWget\fR but it may help bypass -issues with downloading. +basically forces the downloader selection to use \fBPerl 5.x\fR +\fBHTTP::Tiny\fR, which is generally slower than \fBCurl\fR or \fBWget\fR but +it may help bypass issues with downloading. + +.TP +.B \-\-bt\-tool [bt\-adapter|hciconfig|rfkill]\fR +Force the use of the given tool for bluetooth report (\fB\-E\fR). +\fBrfkill\fR does not support mac address data. .TP .B \-\-dig\fR -Temporary override of \fBNO_DIG\fR configuration item. Only use to test w/wo dig. -Restores default behavior for WAN IP, which is use dig if present. +Temporary override of \fBNO_DIG\fR configuration item. Only use to test w/wo +dig. Restores default behavior for WAN IP, which is use dig if present. .TP .B \-\-display [:<integer>]\fR @@ -1588,28 +1709,61 @@ Default gets display info from display \fB:0\fR. If you use the format \fB\-\-display :1\fR then it would get it from display \fB1\fR instead, or any display you specify. -Note that in some cases, \fB\-\-display\fR will cause inxi to hang endlessly when -running the option in console with Intel graphics. The situation regarding -other free drivers such as nouveau/ATI is currently unknown. It may be that +Note that in some cases, \fB\-\-display\fR will cause inxi to hang endlessly +when running the option in console with Intel graphics. The situation regarding +other free drivers such as nouveau/ATI is currently unknown. It may be that this is a bug with the Intel graphics driver \- more information is required. -You can test this easily by running the following command out of X/display server: -\fBglxinfo \-display :0\fR +You can test this easily by running the following command out of X/display +server: \fBglxinfo \-display :0\fR If it hangs, \fB\-\-display\fR will not work. .TP .B \-\-dmidecode\fR -Force use of \fBdmidecode\fR. This will override \fB/sys\fR data in some lines, -e.g. \fB\-M\fR or \fB\-B\fR. +Shortcut, legacy. See \fB\-\-force dmidecode\fR. .TP .B \-\-downloader [curl|fetch|perl|wget]\fR Force inxi to use Curl, Fetch, Perl, or Wget for downloads. .TP +.B \-\-force [dmidecode|hddtemp|lsusb|pkg|usb-sys|vmstat|wmctl]\fR +Various force options to allow users to override defaults. Values be given +as a comma separated list: + +\fBinxi \-MJ --force dmidecode,lsusb\fR + +\- \fBdmidecode\fR \- Force use of \fBdmidecode\fR. This will override +\fB/sys\fR data in some lines, e.g. \fB\-M\fR or \fB\-B\fR. + +\- \fBhddtemp\fR \- Force use of hddtemp instead of /sys temp data for disks. + +\- \fBlsusb\fR \- Forces the USB data generator to use \fBlsusb\fR as +data source (default). Overrides \fBUSB_SYS\fR in user configuration file(s). + +\- \fBpkg\fR \- Force override of disabled package counts. Known package +managers with non\-resolvable issues: + +rpm: Due to up to 30 seconds delays executing +.nf +\fBrpm \-qa \-\-nodigest \-\-nosignature\fR +.fi +on older hardware (and over 1 second on new hardware with some rpm versions) +package counts are disabled by default because of the unacceptable slowdowns +to execute a simple package list command. + +\- \fBusb-sys\fR \- Forces the USB data generator to use \fB/sys\fR as +data source instead of \fBlsusb\fR (Linux only). + +\- \fBvmstat\fR \- Forces use of vmstat for memory data. + +\- \fBwmctl\fR \- Force \fBSystem\fR item \fBwm\fR to use \fBwmctrl\fR +as data source, override default \fBps\fR source. + +.TP .B \-\-hddtemp\fR -Force use of hddtemp instead of /sys temp data for disks. +Shortcut, legacy. See \fB\-\-force hddtemp\fR. .TP .B \-\-host\fR @@ -1622,24 +1776,34 @@ other switches you use. .TP .B \-\-html\-wan\fR -Temporary override of \fBNO_HTML_WAN\fR configuration item. Only use to test w/wo -HTML downloaders for WAN IP. Restores default behavior for WAN IP, which is use HTML -downloader if present and if dig failed. +Temporary override of \fBNO_HTML_WAN\fR configuration item. Only use to test +w/wo HTML downloaders for WAN IP. Restores default behavior for WAN IP, which +is use HTML downloader if present and if dig failed. .TP .B \-\-limit [\-1 \- x]\fR -Raise or lower max output limit of IP addresses for \fB\-i\fR. \fB\-1\fR removes limit. +Raise or lower max output limit of IP addresses for \fB\-i\fR. \fB\-1\fR +removes limit. .TP .B \-\-man\fR -Updates / installs man page with \fB\-U\fR if \fBpinxi\fR or using \fB\-U 3\fR dev branch. -(Only active if \fB\-U\fR is is not disabled by maintainers). +Updates / installs man page with \fB\-U\fR if \fBpinxi\fR or using \fB\-U 3\fR +dev branch. (Only active if \fB\-U\fR is is not disabled by maintainers). .TP .B \-\-no\-dig\fR Overrides default use of \fBdig\fR to get WAN IP address. Allows use of normal -downloader tool to get IP addresses. Only use if dig is failing, since dig is much -faster and more reliable in general than other methods. +downloader tool to get IP addresses. Only use if dig is failing, since dig is +much faster and more reliable in general than other methods. +.TP +.B \-\-no\-doas\fR +Skips the use of doas to run certain internal features (like \fBhddtemp\fR, +\fBfile\fR) with doas. Not related to running inxi itself with doas/sudo or +super user. Some systems will register errors which will then trigger admin +emails in such cases, so if you want to disable regular user use of doas +(which requires configuration to setup anyway for these options) just use +this option, or \fBNO_DOAS\fR configuration item. See \fB\-\-no\-sudo\fR if +you need to disable both types. .TP .B \-\-no\-host\fR @@ -1647,6 +1811,7 @@ Turns off hostname in System line. This is default when using \fB\-z\fR, for anonymizing inxi output for posting on forums or IRC. Overrides configuration value (if set): indent\-min + \fBSHOW_HOST='true'\fR \- Same as: \fBSHOW_HOST='false'\fR This is an absolute override, the host will not show no matter what other @@ -1654,19 +1819,21 @@ switches you use. .TP .B \-\-no\-html-wan\fR -Overrides use of HTML downloaders to get WAN IP address. Use either only dig, or -do not get wan IP. Only use if dig is failing, and the HTML downloaders are taking -too long, or are hanging or failing. +Overrides use of HTML downloaders to get WAN IP address. Use either only dig, +or do not get wan IP. Only use if dig is failing, and the HTML downloaders are +taking too long, or are hanging or failing. + Make permanent with \fBNO_HTML_WAN='true'\fR .TP .B \-\-no\-man\fR -Disables man page install with \fB\-U\fR for master and active development branches. -(Only active if \fB\-U\fR is is not disabled by maintainers). +Disables man page install with \fB\-U\fR for master and active development +branches. (Only active if \fB\-U\fR is is not disabled by maintainers). .TP .B \-\-no\-sensor\-force\fR -Overrides user set \fBSENSOR_FORCE\fR configuration value. Restores default behavior. +Overrides user set \fBSENSOR_FORCE\fR configuration value. Restores default +behavior. .TP .B \-\-no\-ssl\fR @@ -1677,11 +1844,12 @@ lists, or if you have problems making a connection for any reason. Works with .TP .B \-\-no\-sudo\fR -Skips the use of sudo to run certain internal features (like \fBhddtemp\fR, \fBfile\fR) -with sudo. Not related to running inxi itself with sudo or super user. Some systems will -register errors which will then trigger admin emails in such cases, so if you want to disable -regular user use of sudo (which requires configuration to setup anyway for these options) -just use this option, or \fBNO_SUDO\fR configuration item. +Skips the use of sudo to run certain internal features (like \fBhddtemp\fR, +\fBfile\fR) with sudo. Not related to running inxi itself with sudo or +superuser. Some systems will register errors which will then trigger admin +emails in such cases, so if you want to disable regular user use of sudo (which +requires configuration to setup anyway for these options) just use this option, +or \fBNO_SUDO\fR configuration item. .TP .B \-\-output [json|screen|xml]\fR @@ -1695,14 +1863,14 @@ Required for non\-screen \fB\-\-output\fR formats (json|xml). .TP .B \-\-partition\-sort [dev\-base|fs|id|label|percent\-used|size|uuid|used]\fR -Change default sort order of partition output. Corresponds to \fBPARTITION_SORT\fR -configuration item. These are the available sort options: +Change default sort order of partition output. Corresponds to +\fBPARTITION_SORT\fR configuration item. These are the available sort options: \fBdev\-base\fR - \fB/dev\fR partition identifier, like \fB/dev/sda1\fR. Note that it's an alphabetic sort, so \fBsda12\fR is before \fBsda2\fR. -\fBfs\fR \- Partition filesystem. Note that sorts will be somewhat random if all -filesystems are the same. +\fBfs\fR \- Partition filesystem. Note that sorts will be somewhat random if +all filesystems are the same. \fBid\fR \- Mount point of partition (default). @@ -1718,9 +1886,14 @@ sort will be random. \fBused\fR \- KiB used of partition. .TP +.B \-\-pkg\fR +Shortcut. See \fB\-\-force pkg\fR. + +.TP .B \-\-pm\-type [package manager name]\fR -For distro package maintainers only, and only for non apt, rpm, or pacman based systems. -To be used to test replacement package lists for recommends for that package manager. +For distro package maintainers only, and only for non apt, rpm, or pacman +based systems. To be used to test replacement package lists for recommends +for that package manager. .TP .B \-\-sensors\-default\fR @@ -1729,40 +1902,44 @@ on a one time basis. .TP .B \-\-sensors\-exclude\fR -Similar to \fB\-\-sensors\-use\fR except removes listed sensors from sensor data. -Make permanent with \fBSENSORS_EXCLUDE\fR configuration item. Note that gpu, network, -disk, and other specific device monitor chips are excluded by default. +Similar to \fB\-\-sensors\-use\fR except removes listed sensors from sensor +data. Make permanent with \fBSENSORS_EXCLUDE\fR configuration item. Note that +gpu, network, disk, and other specific device monitor chips are excluded by +default. Example: \fBinxi \-sxx \-\-sensors\-exclude k10temp-pci-00c3\fR .TP .B \-\-sensors\-use\fR -Use only the (comma separated) sensor arrays for \fB\-s\fR output. Make permanent -with \fBSENSORS_USE\fR configuration item. Sensor array ID value must be the exact -value shown in lm\-sensors sensors output (Linux/lm-sensors only). If you only want -to exclude one (or more) sensors from the output, use \fB\-\-sensors\-exlude\fR. - -Can be useful if the default sensor data used by inxi is not from the right sensor -array. Note that all other sensor data will be removed, which may lead to undesired -consequences. Please be aware that this can lead to many undesirable side\-effects, -since default behavior is to use all the sensors arrays and select which values -to use from them following a set sequence of rules. So if you force one to be used, -you may lose data that was used from another one. - -Most likely best use is when one (or two) of the sensor arrays has all the sensor data -you want, and you just want to make sure inxi doesn't use data from another array that -has inacurate or misleading data. - -Note that gpu, network, disk, and other specific device monitor chips are excluded by -default, and should not be added since they do not provide cpu, board, system, etc, -sensor data. +Use only the (comma separated) sensor arrays for \fB\-s\fR output. Make +permanent with \fBSENSORS_USE\fR configuration item. Sensor array ID value +must be the exact value shown in lm\-sensors sensors output (Linux/lm-sensors +only). If you only want to exclude one (or more) sensors from the output, +use \fB\-\-sensors\-exlude\fR. + +Can be useful if the default sensor data used by inxi is not from the right +sensor array. Note that all other sensor data will be removed, which may lead +to undesired consequences. Please be aware that this can lead to many +undesirable side\-effects, since default behavior is to use all the sensors +arrays and select which values to use from them following a set sequence of +rules. So if you force one to be used, you may lose data that was used from +another one. + +Most likely best use is when one (or two) of the sensor arrays has all the +sensor data you want, and you just want to make sure inxi doesn't use data +from another array that has inacurate or misleading data. + +Note that gpu, network, disk, and other specific device monitor chips are +excluded by default, and should not be added since they do not provide cpu, +board, system, etc, sensor data. Example: \fBinxi \-sxx \-\-sensors\-use nct6791-isa-0290,k10temp-pci-00c3\fR .TP .B \-\-sleep [0\-x.x]\fR Usually in decimals. Change CPU sleep time for \fB\-C\fR (current: \fB\0.35\fR). -Sleep is used to let the system catch up and show a more accurate CPU use. Example: +Sleep is used to let the system catch up and show a more accurate CPU use. +Example: \fBinxi \-Cxxx \-\-sleep 0.15\fR @@ -1772,39 +1949,37 @@ Overrides default internal value and user configuration value: .TP .B \-\-tty\fR -Forces internal IRC flag to off. Used in unhandled cases where the program running -inxi may not be seen as a shell/tty, but it is not an IRC client. Put \fB\-\-tty\fR -first in option list to avoid unexpected errors. If you want a specific -output width, use the \fB\-\-width\fR option. If you want normal color codes in -the output, use the \fB\-c [color ID]\fR flag. +Forces internal IRC flag to off. Used in unhandled cases where the program +running inxi may not be seen as a shell/tty, but it is not an IRC client. +Put \fB\-\-tty\fR first in option list to avoid unexpected errors. If you want +a specific output width, use the \fB\-\-width\fR option. If you want normal +color codes in the output, use the \fB\-c [color ID]\fR flag. -The sign you need to use this is extra numbers before the key/value pairs of the -output of your program. These are IRC, not TTY, color codes. Please post a github -issue if you find you need to use \fB\-\-tty\fR (including the full -\fB\-Ixxx\fR line) so we can figure out how to add your program to the list -of whitelisted programs. +The sign you need to use this is extra numbers before the key/value pairs of +the output of your program. These are IRC, not TTY, color codes. Please post a +github issue if you find you need to use \fB\-\-tty\fR (including the full +\fB\-Ixxx\fR line) so we can figure out how to add your program to the list of +whitelisted programs. -You can see what inxi believed started it in the \fB\-Ixxx\fR line, \fBShell:\fR or -\fBClient:\fR item. Please let us know what that result was so we can add it to the -parent start program whitelist. +You can see what inxi believed started it in the \fB\-Ixxx\fR line, +\fBShell:\fR or \fBClient:\fR item. Please let us know what that result was +so we can add it to the parent start program whitelist. .TP .B \-\-usb\-sys\fR -Forces the USB data generator to use \fB/sys\fR as data source -instead of \fBlsusb\fR. +Shortcut, legacy. See \fB\-\-force usb\-sys\fR .TP .B \-\-usb\-tool\fR -Forces the USB data generator to use \fBlsusb\fR as data source. Overrides -\fBUSB_SYS\fR in user configuration file(s). +Shortcut, legacy. See \fB\-\-force lsusb\fR .TP .B \-\-wan\-ip\-url [URL]\fR Force \fB\-i\fR to use supplied URL as WAN IP source. Overrides dig or default IP source urls. URL must start with http[s] or ftp. -The IP address from the URL must be the last item on the last (non\-empty) line -of the page content source code. +The IP address from the URL must be the last item on the last (non\-empty) +line of the page content source code. Same as configuration value (example): @@ -1812,17 +1987,16 @@ Same as configuration value (example): .TP .B \-\-wm\fR -Force \fBSystem\fR item \fBwm\fR to use \fBwmctrl\fR as data source, -override default \fBps\fR source. +Shortcut, legacy. See \fB\-\-force wmctl\fR. .TP .B \-\-wrap\-max [integer]\fR -Overrides default or configuration set line starter wrap width value. -Wrap max is the maximum width that inxi will wrap line starters (e.g. \fBInfo:\fR) -to their own lines, with data lines indented only 2 columns. If terminal/console -width or \fB\-\-width\fR is less than wrap width, wrapping of line starter occurs. -If \fB80\fR or less, no wrapping will occur. -Overrides internal default value (90) and user configuration value: +Overrides default or configuration set line starter wrap width value. Wrap +max is the maximum width that inxi will wrap line starters (e.g. \fBInfo:\fR) +to their own lines, with data lines indented only 2 columns. If +terminal/console width or \fB\-\-width\fR is less than wrap width, wrapping +of line starter occurs. If \fB80\fR or less, no wrapping will occur. Overrides +internal default value (90) and user configuration value: \fBWRAP_MAX=85\fR (previously \fBINDENT_MIN\fR) @@ -1838,14 +2012,12 @@ for Perl downloader. .TP .B \-\-dbg [2\-xx]\fR -\- See github \fBinxi-perl/docs/inxi-values.txt\fR for specific specialized debugging -options. These can vary but tend to not change much, though they are added as -needed. +\- See github \fBinxi-perl/docs/inxi-values.txt\fR for specific specialized +debugging options. .TP .B \-\-debug [1\-3]\fR -\- On screen debugger output. Output varies depending on current needs -Usually nothing changes. +\- On screen debugger output. .TP .B \-\-debug 10\fR @@ -1893,8 +2065,8 @@ use if you experienced a failure or hang, or were instructed to do so. .TP .B \-\-debug\-proc\fR -Force debugger to parse \fB/proc\fR directory data when run as root. Normally this is -disabled due to unpredictable data in /proc tree. +Force debugger to parse \fB/proc\fR directory data when run as root. Normally +this is disabled due to unpredictable data in /proc tree. .TP .B \-\-debug\-proc\-print\fR @@ -1914,16 +2086,16 @@ Skip /sys debugging in case of a hang. .TP .B \-\-debug\-sys\fR -Force PowerPC debugger parsing of /sys as sudo/root. +Force PowerPC debugger parsing of /sys as doas[BSDs]/sudo/root. .TP .B \-\-debug\-sys\-print\fR Use this to locate file that /sys debugger hangs on. .SH SUPPORTED IRC CLIENTS -BitchX, Gaim/Pidgin, ircII, Irssi, Konversation, Kopete, KSirc, KVIrc, Weechat, -and Xchat. Plus any others that are capable of displaying either built\-in or external -script output. +BitchX, Gaim/Pidgin, ircII, Irssi, Konversation, Kopete, KSirc, KVIrc, +Weechat, and Xchat. Plus any others that are capable of displaying either +built\-in or external script output. .SH RUNNING IN IRC CLIENT To trigger inxi output in your IRC client, pick the appropriate method from the @@ -1939,8 +2111,8 @@ IRC client. .B /cmd inxi \fR[\fBoptions\fR] -To run inxi in Konversation as a native script if your distribution or inxi package -hasn't already done this for you, create this symbolic link: +To run inxi in Konversation as a native script if your distribution or inxi +package hasn't already done this for you, create this symbolic link: KDE 4: .B ln \-s /usr/local/bin/inxi /usr/share/kde4/apps/konversation/scripts/inxi @@ -1977,9 +2149,10 @@ have dropped the \fB\-curses\fR part of their program name, i.e.: inxi will read its configuration/initialization files in the following order: -\fB/etc/inxi.conf\fR contains the default configurations. These can be overridden -by user configurations found in one of the following locations (inxi will -store its config file using the following precedence: +\fB/etc/inxi.conf\fR contains the default configurations. These can be +overridden by user configurations found in one of the following locations +(inxi will store its config file using the following precedence: + if \fB$XDG_CONFIG_HOME\fR is not empty, it will go there, else if \fB$HOME/.conf/inxi.conf\fR exists, it will go there, and as a last default, the legacy location is used), i.e.: @@ -2002,42 +2175,49 @@ If terminal/console width or \fB\-\-width\fR is less than wrap width, wrapping of line starter occurs \fBCOLS_MAX_IRC\fR The max display column width on IRC clients. -\fBCOLS_MAX_NO_DISPLAY\fR The max display column width in console, out of GUI desktop. +\fBCOLS_MAX_NO_DISPLAY\fR The max display column width in console, out of GUI +desktop. -\fBCPU_SLEEP\fR Decimal value \fB0\fR or more. Default is usually around \fB0.35\fR -seconds. Time that inxi will 'sleep' before getting CPU speed data, so that it -reflects actual system state. +\fBCPU_SLEEP\fR Decimal value \fB0\fR or more. Default is usually around +\fB0.35\fR seconds. Time that inxi will 'sleep' before getting CPU speed data, +so that it reflects actual system state. \fBDOWNLOADER\fR Sets default inxi downloader: curl, fetch, ftp, perl, wget. -See \fB\-\-recommends\fR output for more information on downloaders and Perl downloaders. +See \fB\-\-recommends\fR output for more information on downloaders and Perl +downloaders. -\fBFILTER_STRING\fR Default \fB<filter>\fR. Any string you prefer to see instead -for filtered values. +\fBFILTER_STRING\fR Default \fB<filter>\fR. Any string you prefer to see +instead for filtered values. -\fBLIMIT\fR Overrides default of \fB10\fR IP addresses per IF. This is only of interest -to sys admins running servers with many IP addresses. +\fBLIMIT\fR Overrides default of \fB10\fR IP addresses per IF. This is only of +interest to sys admins running servers with many IP addresses. -\fBNO_DIG\fR Set to \fB1\fR or \fBtrue\fR to disable WAN IP use of \fBdig\fR and force -use of alternate downloaders. +\fBNO_DIG\fR Set to \fB1\fR or \fBtrue\fR to disable WAN IP use of \fBdig\fR +and force use of alternate downloaders. -\fBNO_HTML_WAN\fR Set to \fB1\fR or \fBtrue\fR to disable WAN IP use of \fBHTML Downloaders\fR and force -use of dig only, or nothing if dig disabled as well. Same as \fB\-\-no\-html\-wan\fR. Only use if -dig is failing, and HTML downloaders are hanging. +\fBNO_DOAS\fR Set to \fB1\fR or \fBtrue\fR to disable internal use of +\fBdoas\fR. -\fBNO_SUDO\fR Set to \fB1\fR or \fBtrue\fR to disable internal use of \fBsudo\fR. +\fBNO_HTML_WAN\fR Set to \fB1\fR or \fBtrue\fR to disable WAN IP use of +\fBHTML Downloaders\fR and force use of dig only, or nothing if dig disabled +as well. Same as \fB\-\-no\-html\-wan\fR. Only use if dig is failing, and +HTML downloaders are hanging. + +\fBNO_SUDO\fR Set to \fB1\fR or \fBtrue\fR to disable internal use of +\fBsudo\fR. \fBPARTITION_SORT\fR Overrides default partition output sort. See \fB\-\-partition\-sort\fR for options. -\fBPS_COUNT\fR The default number of items showing per \fB\-t\fR type, \fBm\fR or -\fBc\fR. Default is 5. +\fBPS_COUNT\fR The default number of items showing per \fB\-t\fR type, \fBm\fR +or \fBc\fR. Default is 5. -\fBSENSORS_CPU_NO\fR In cases of ambiguous temp1/temp2 (inxi can't figure out which -is the CPU), forces sensors to use either value 1 or 2 as CPU temperature. See the -above configuration page on smxi.org for full info. +\fBSENSORS_CPU_NO\fR In cases of ambiguous temp1/temp2 (inxi can't figure out +which is the CPU), forces sensors to use either value 1 or 2 as CPU +temperature. See the above configuration page on smxi.org for full info. -\fBSENSORS_EXCLUDE\fR Exclude supplied sensor array[s] from sensor output. Override with -\fB\-\-sensors\-default\fR. See \fB\-\-sensors\-exclude\fR. +\fBSENSORS_EXCLUDE\fR Exclude supplied sensor array[s] from sensor output. +Override with \fB\-\-sensors\-default\fR. See \fB\-\-sensors\-exclude\fR. \fBSENSORS_USE\fR Use only supplied sensor array[s]. Override with \fB\-\-sensors\-default\fR. See \fB\-\-sensors\-use\fR. @@ -2046,40 +2226,42 @@ above configuration page on smxi.org for full info. \fBUSB_SYS\fR Forces all USB data to use \fB/sys\fR instead of \fBlsusb\fR. -\fBWAN_IP_URL\fR Forces \fB\-i\fR to use supplied URL, and to not use dig (dig is -generally much faster). URL must begin with http or ftp. Note that if you use this, -the downloader set tests will run each time you start inxi whether a downloader feature -is going to be used or not. +\fBWAN_IP_URL\fR Forces \fB\-i\fR to use supplied URL, and to not use dig +(dig is generally much faster). URL must begin with http or ftp. Note that if +you use this, the downloader set tests will run each time you start inxi +whether a downloader feature is going to be used or not. -The IP address from the URL must be the last item on the last (non\-empty) line of -the URL's page content source code. +The IP address from the URL must be the last item on the last (non\-empty) +line of the URL's page content source code. Same as \fB\-\-wan\-ip\-url [URL]\fR -\fBWEATHER_SOURCE\fR Values: [\fB0-9\fR]. Same as \fB\-\-weather\-source\fR. Values -4\-9 are not currently supported, but this can change at any time. +\fBWEATHER_SOURCE\fR Values: [\fB0-9\fR]. Same as \fB\-\-weather\-source\fR. +Values 4\-9 are not currently supported, but this can change at any time. -\fBWEATHER_UNIT\fR Values: [\fBm\fR|\fBi\fR|\fBmi\fR|\fBim\fR]. Same as \fB\-\-weather\-unit\fR. +\fBWEATHER_UNIT\fR Values: [\fBm\fR|\fBi\fR|\fBmi\fR|\fBim\fR]. Same as +\fB\-\-weather\-unit\fR. -\fBWRAP_MAX\fR (previously \fBINDENT_MIN\fR) The maximum width where the line starter wraps -to its own line. If terminal/console width or \fB\-\-width\fR is less than wrap width, -wrapping of line starter occurs. Overrides default. See \fB\-\-wrap\-max\fR. -If \fB80\fR or less, wrap will never happen. +\fBWRAP_MAX\fR (previously \fBINDENT_MIN\fR) The maximum width where the line +starter wraps to its own line. If terminal/console width or \fB\-\-width\fR is +less than wrap width, wrapping of line starter occurs. Overrides default. +See \fB\-\-wrap\-max\fR. If \fB80\fR or less, wrap will never happen. .TP .B Color Options -It's best to use the \fB\-c [94\-99]\fR color selector tool to set the following values -because it will correctly update the configuration file and remove any invalid -or conflicting items, but if you prefer to create your own configuration files, -here are the options. All take the integer value from the options available in -\fB\-c 94\-99\fR. +It's best to use the \fB\-c [94\-99]\fR color selector tool to set the +following values because it will correctly update the configuration file and +remove any invalid or conflicting items, but if you prefer to create your own +configuration files, here are the options. All take the integer value from the +options available in \fB\-c 94\-99\fR. -NOTE: All default and configuration file set color values are removed when output is -piped or redirected. You must use the explicit \fB\-c <color number>\fR option -if you want colors to be present in the piped/redirected output (creating a PDF for -example). +NOTE: All default and configuration file set color values are removed when +output is piped or redirected. You must use the explicit +\fB\-c <color number>\fR option if you want colors to be present in the +piped/redirected output (creating a PDF for example). -\fBCONSOLE_COLOR_SCHEME\fR The color scheme for console output (not in X/Wayland). +\fBCONSOLE_COLOR_SCHEME\fR The color scheme for console output (not in +X/Wayland). \fBGLOBAL_COLOR_SCHEME\fR Overrides all other color schemes. @@ -2089,15 +2271,16 @@ example). \fBIRC_X_TERM_COLOR_SCHEME\fR In X/Wayland IRC client terminal color scheme. -\fBVIRT_TERM_COLOR_SCHEME\fR Color scheme for virtual terminal output (in X/Wayland). +\fBVIRT_TERM_COLOR_SCHEME\fR Color scheme for virtual terminal output (in +X/Wayland). .SH BUGS Please report bugs using the following resources. -You may be asked to run the inxi debugger tool (see \fB\-\-debug 21/22\fR), which will -upload a data dump of system files for use in debugging inxi. These data dumps are -very important since they provide us with all the real system data inxi uses to parse -out its report. +You may be asked to run the inxi debugger tool (see \fB\-\-debug 21/22\fR), +which will upload a data dump of system files for use in debugging inxi. These +data dumps are very important since they provide us with all the real system +data inxi uses to parse out its report. .TP .B Issue Report File an issue report: @@ -2132,7 +2315,8 @@ maintained by Harald Hope (aka h2 or TechAdmin). Initial CPU logic, konversation version logic, occasional maintenance fixes, and the initial xiin.py tool for /sys parsing (obsolete, but still very much -appreciated for all the valuable debugger data it helped generate): Scott Rogers +appreciated for all the valuable debugger data it helped generate): +Scott Rogers Further fixes (listed as known): @@ -2140,18 +2324,19 @@ Horst Tritremmel <hjt at sidux.com> Steven Barrett (aka: damentz) \- USB audio patch; swap percent used patch. -Jarett.Stevens \- \fBdmidecode \-M\fR patch for older systems with no \fB/sys\fR. +Jarett.Stevens \- \fBdmidecode \-M\fR patch for older systems with no +\fB/sys\fR. .SH SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING The nice people at irc.oftc.net channels #linux\-smokers\-club and #smxi, who all really have to be considered to be co\-developers because of their -non\-stop enthusiasm and willingness to provide real\-time testing and debugging -of inxi development. +non\-stop enthusiasm and willingness to provide real\-time testing and +debugging of inxi development. -Siduction forum members, who have helped get some features working by providing -a large number of datasets that have revealed possible variations, particularly for the -RAM \fB\-m\fR option. +Siduction forum members, who have helped get some features working by providing +a large number of datasets that have revealed possible variations, particularly +for the RAM \fB\-m\fR option. AntiX users and admins, who have helped greatly with testing and debugging, particularly for the 3.0.0 release. @@ -2160,17 +2345,23 @@ ArcherSeven (Max), Brett Bohnenkamper (aka KittyKatt), and Iotaka, who always manage to find the weirdest or most extreme hardware and setups that help make inxi much more robust. -For the vastly underrated skill of output error/glitch catching, Pete Haddow. His -patience and focus in going through inxi repeatedly to find errors and inconsistencies -is much appreciated. +For the vastly underrated skill of output error/glitch catching, Pete Haddow. +His patience and focus in going through inxi repeatedly to find errors and +inconsistencies is much appreciated. + +For a huge boost to BSD support, Stan Vandiver, who did a lot of testing +and setup many remote access systems for testing and development. All the inxi package maintainers, distro support people, forum moderators, and in particular, sys admins with their particular issues, which almost always -help make inxi better, and any others who contribute ideas, suggestions, and patches. +help make inxi better, and any others who contribute ideas, suggestions, and +patches. + +Without a wide range of diverse Linux kernel\-based Free Desktop systems to +test on, we could never have gotten inxi to be as reliable and solid as it's +turning out to be. -Without a wide range of diverse Linux kernel\-based Free Desktop systems to test -on, we could never have gotten inxi to be as reliable and solid as it's turning -out to be. +And of course, a big thanks to locsmif, who figured out a lot of the core +ideas, logic, and tricks originally used in inxi Gawk/Bash. -And of course, a big thanks to locsmif, who figured out a lot of the core methods, -logic, and tricks originally used in inxi Gawk/Bash. +.\" EOF |
