On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:31:28 -0600
Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I want straight command line so redirect is possible, but a thorough
> summary. Not just hdw or pci or usb. I want that but also what
> filesystems,
df -h
cat /etc/fstab
> which users,
cat /etc/passwd
cat /etc/group
> all installed software.
emerge -evt world
> How much data on
> which partitions,
du -hSx /
du -hSx /home
...for each partition of interest. Probably need to do some sorting
and summaries
with grep, sed, and awk.
> all devices broken down into their uses such as
> ethernet, disk controller etc etc.
>
lshw
-or-
lshw -short
lshw -businfo
lshw -html
etc.
> In general a full scope summary. It seems this would have been
> invented long ago, for the treasure trove it would supply to
> developers.
>
It was never hidden and has always been available. The commands, excepting
lshw, have been available since the 1970s. And lots of system inventory scripts
are in existance. Many written obscurely in Perl and other languages.
Bob
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