tldr/pages/linux/lshw.md

lshw

List detailed information about hardware configurations as root user. More information: https://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter.

• Launch the X11 GUI (if available):

sudo lshw -X

• List all hardware in tabular format:

sudo lshw -short

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

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

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

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

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

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

• List a particular class of hardware:

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