lshw
extracts detailed information about the hardware configuration of the machine
TLDR
List all hardware in compact table
$ sudo lshw -short
Show CPU information$ sudo lshw -class processor
Show disk and storage devices$ sudo lshw -class disk -class storage -short
Show network hardware$ sudo lshw -class network
Output as JSON$ sudo lshw -json
Save network info as HTML$ sudo lshw -class network -html > network.html
Strip sensitive information (serials, IPs)$ sudo lshw -sanitize
SYNOPSIS
lshw [-format] [-class class] [options]
DESCRIPTION
lshw (Hardware Lister) extracts detailed information about the hardware configuration of the machine. It can report on memory, firmware, CPU, bus, disk, network, and other hardware configurations.
PARAMETERS
-class CLASS
Show only specified hardware class (can repeat)-short
Output hardware paths in compact tabular format-businfo
Output bus information-X
Launch graphical interface (if available)-html
Output as HTML-xml
Output as XML-json
Output as JSON-sanitize
Remove sensitive information (IPs, serials)-numeric
Output numeric IDs-quiet
Suppress status messages-notime
Exclude timing information from output-enable TEST
Enable specific test-disable TEST
Disable specific test
HARDWARE CLASSES
system, bridge, memory, processor, address, storage, disk, tape, bus, network, display, input, printer, multimedia, communication, power, volume, generic
INSTALL
sudo apt install lshw
sudo dnf install lshw
sudo pacman -S lshw
sudo apk add lshw
sudo zypper install lshw
nix profile install nixpkgs#lshw
CAVEATS
Requires root privileges for complete hardware information. Without root, some details may be missing or inaccurate.
HISTORY
lshw was developed by Lyonel Vincent as a comprehensive hardware information tool for Linux, providing more detail than basic tools.